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Microsoft: 2011 Japan Earthquake

Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Robert Stein

On March 11, 2011 at 14.46 (local time), a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck 81 miles (130km) east of Sendai, the capital of Miyagi prefecture (Japan), followed by a 13 foot tsunami. We have been monitoring the situation and are deeply concerned about the devastating impact caused by the earthquake and tsunami. While it may be some time until the full impact has been assessed, Microsoft has activated our disaster response protocol to determine where our support can be of greatest benefit to the community. We are also taking a number of steps including ensuring the safety of our employees and their families and assessing all of our facilities for any impact.

Bing Maps is currently providing imagery of the area and we are working on securing before and after imagery for a disaster response mapping application.