magnitude (31)_______ followed by a tsunami hit the east coast of Japan in March 11, 2011. With an underwater depth of 29 km, this was the largest earthquake to ever (32)_______ Japan in recorded history. Documented as the 4th most powerful earthquake in the world, it was (33)_________ for the death of 15,894 people with 6,152 injured and 2,562 people (34)________ . It also affected 20 prefectures, with over 127,000 buildings (35)________ destroyed and over 272,000 buildings “half collapsed”. The earthquake also caused a near nuclear (36)___________ when there was a partial meltdown in 3 (37)__________ of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, (38)____ is the 2nd largest nuclear disaster after Chernobyl. 31. a. hurricane b. earthquake c. typhoon d. cyclone 32. a. occur b. shake c. strike d. destroy 33. a. resulted b. sensible c. reliable d. responsible 34. a. missing b. crossing c. passing d. including 35. a. strongly b. fully c. completely d. frequently 36. a. energy b. disaster c. weapon d. waste 37. a. contributors b. controllers c. stationers d. reactors 38. a. which b. that c. where d. it