Fukushima I and II Nuclear Accidents Overview Map showing evacuation and other zone progression and selected radiation levels.
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Satellite image on 16 March of the four damaged reactor buildings | |
Date | 11 March 2011 | –ongoing
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Time | 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) |
Location | Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan |
Coordinates | 37°25′17″N 141°1′57″E / 37.42139°N 141.0325°E |
Outcome | INES Level 7 (ratings by Japanese authorities as of 11 April)[1][2] |
Reported injuries | 37 with physical injuries,[3] 2 workers taken to hospital for radiation exposure[4] |
Reported death(s) | 1 (heart attack)[5] |