The GOES-11 satellite captured a stunning image of the Pacific Ocean as tsunami-generated waves move through the ocean basin. The waves were generated from this morning’s earthquake near Japan. At 0546 UTC on March 11 (12:46 a.m. EST/2:46 p.m. local time/Japan) an earthquake with the preliminary magnitude 8.9 occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is the agency that provides official earthquake parameters. According to the USGS, the quake was centered near 38.3 North latitude and 142.4 East longitude. Read More
