Honshu
The tsunami was generated by the earthquake of 8.9 Mw (38,322 ° N, 142.369 ° E), at 05:46 UTC, 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan (according to the USGS). The waves came to Australia later reaching the American coast from north to south. It is amazing that no corner of the Pacific was saved from the tsunami impact. animation done by the Center Tsunami Research NOAA shows the estimated height of the tsunami as it moves. The highest point was recorded near the epicenter of the earthquake off the coast of Japan. The tide was falling as they penetrated into the Pacific, but was higher again when approaching coastal areas.
Source according to Kyodo. 
The explosion would have damaged the pool of condensation confinement enclosure, designed to prevent radioactive leakage in case of accident. It is the first time reported that there has been damage to the hood of a reactor containment plant in Fukushima 1, which was already hit by the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan . 
After the explosion, has measured a rate higher than normal radioactivity in Ibaraki Prefecture, located between Fukushima, where the damaged nuclear power plant, and the prefecture of Tokyo, Japanese news agency Kyodo. Ibaraki Prefecture is located on the Pacific coast in southern Fukushima, a little over 100 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. The company operating the nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), has evacuated workers from reactor No. 2.
Two reactors of this plant were damaged by an explosion on Saturday and Monday. In both cases, the blast, due to the accumulation of hydrogen, damaged or destroyed outside the reactor building, but without damage to the heart of the facility, according to the government.
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