noun
Great East Japan Earthquake; Tōhoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
Official name for the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Often abbreviated from the full technical name 東北地方太平洋沖地震. In English, 'Great East Japan Earthquake' is the most common equivalent.
See also: 東北地方太平洋沖地震
Ten years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake.
東日本大震災の復興はまだ続いている。
Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake is still ongoing.