The damage at the plant stems from the massive earthquake that struck off Japan's coastline on March 11.

核电站的损毁由3月11日发生在日本海岸线的超强地震导致。

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A destroyed building following the massive earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi prefecture on March 30, 2011.

2011年3月30，遭遇剧烈地震，海啸袭击后的宫城县女川地区，一幢建筑物遭受严重毁坏。

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The massive earthquake and tsunami on December 26th 2004 flattened the coastline of Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra.

2004年12月26日发生的大地震和海啸，将苏门答腊岛北端的亚齐省海岸线夷为平地。

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Just eight days after a massive earthquake crushed Haiti, another one hit, instilling fresh fears among Haitians still reeling from the first.

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A massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra created a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean.

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Five months later, the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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There was no reported looting in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, for instance.

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When the massive earthquake struck, a heavy bookshelf toppled onto Hiroko Yamashita, pinning her down and shattering her ankle.

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