Japan Earthquake – Day 1

On 11th March 2011, a 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck the north-east coast of Japan, triggering a 30-foot Tsunami, which devastated most of the region – more than 1,000 people are feared dead.

This is how the television media covered the story.

Friday 11th March

22:00 The Ten with Fiona Bruce

22:00 ITV News at Ten with Alastair Stewart and Mary Nightingale

22:00 Sky News at Ten with Matt Smith

20:35 BBC News Special with Sophie Raworth

20:00 Matt Smith presents on Sky News

20:00 Emma Crosby presents Channel 5 News at Seven

19:00 Krishnan Guru-Murphy presents an extended edition Channel 4 News

18:30 Alastair Stewart and Andrea Benfield presents ITV Evening News

18:00 The Six with Fiona Bruce

17:00 Live at Five with Stephen Dixon

17:00 Gavin Esler on BBC News Channel

17:00 Matt Barbet presents Channel 5 News – Jonathan Samuels on lead package

14:00 Louise Minchin and Julian Worricker on BBC News

14:00 Afternoon Live with Lorna Dunkley

13:30 ITV News with Alastair Stewart

13:00 The One with Kate Silverton

13:00 Boulton and Co with Adam Boulton and Sarah Hughes

11:00 – 12:15 Matthew Amroliwala and Martine Croxall presents a BBC (One) News Special, then carried on till 13:00 on the BBC News Channel

9:00 Sky News Today with Colin Brazier

Morning BBC News Channel broke away from Breakfast and simulcast with BBC World. Martine Dennis, Owen Thomas, Rachel Schofield and David Eades presented.

All Day Mark Stone on Skystrator and Newswall

Sunrise Mark Longhurst is joined by Tom Parmenter

6:18 Daybreak breaks the News – Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley

6:09 BBC Breakfast breaks the News – Charlie Stayt and Susanna Reid

5:46 Earthquake hits Japan