Table 1.
Timeline of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and associated hospital evacuation in 2011.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| March 11 | 02:46 PM |
A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Japan A total of 11 units of the Fukushima Daiichi (and Daini) Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) automatically shut down |
| 07:03 PM | "Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency Situation" at the FDNPP was announced by the Japanese government | |
| 09:23 PM | Residents within a 3 km radius of the FDNPP were ordered to evacuate | |
| March 12 | 05:44 AM |
The evacuation zone was expanded to a radius of 10 km The evacuation of some psychiatric hospital inpatients began |
| 03:36 PM | A hydrogen explosion occurred at the FDNPP Unit 1 | |
| 07:04 PM | The evacuation zone was expanded to a radius of 20 km | |
| March 14 | 11:01 AM | A hydrogen explosion occurred at the FDNPP Unit 3 |
| March 15 | 06:10 AM | The sound of an explosion resonated at the FDNPP Unit 2 |
| 09:40 PM |
A fire broke out at the FDNPP Unit 4 Residents within a 20–30 km radius of the FDNPP were ordered to evacuate indoors |