Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

While it remains the strongest earthquake recorded in Japan's history and the third-largest globally since 1900, we still don't know what really caused it.

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