Which of the following statements about the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Honshu, Japan, is FALSE?

A. more than 120,000 people were killed.

B. the earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale.

C. Whole cities and towns were washed away.

D. The earthquake triggered the ukushima accident.

A. more than 120,000 people were killed.

A. more than 120,000 people were killed.

Explanation:

Fortunately, "only" less than 20,000 people were killed. That's still a lot but a much smaller amount than the 120,000 given in the answer choices.

Yes, it was an earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale (although that scale isn't much in use anymore), but Japan is a prepared countries for earthquakes. Most of the damages were done by the tsunami.

Yes, whole cities were washed away by the massive tsunami waves (up to 40 meters - 130 feet in certain locations, that's as high as a 13-story building!)

Yes, that caused the F ukushima nuclear accident, that will impact the lives of Japanese people for generations to come.