1 of 11 This combo image provided by GeoEye shows an area of Yuriage, near Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture (top), and March 12 (bottom), after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck the nation.

Sendai Yuriage neighborhood detail after the March 11, 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. Satellite picture courtesy of Google Earth / GeoEye. Sendai Yuriage neighborhood looking west 2008.

It's almost impossible to grasp the scale of the tsunami that slammed into Japan yesterday following the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast near Sendai.

Views from above and on the ground at the earthquake epicenter in Japan. March 14, 2011 -- The aerial view of Sendai immediately brings to life the iconic scenes of devastation and survival that ...

This image from NASA's Terra satellite shows Japan's northeastern coastal region near the city of Sendai as it appeared on Feb. 26, 2011, before a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck the ...

The area around Sendai, which has a population of more than 1 million and is the region's commercial hub, is also fairly agricultural, which research shows tends to recover more slowly after major ...

Survivors of earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, ... noting the city has faced adversity before during its 400-year history. ... Sendai, Japan (photos by S.L. Herman) ...

A year after the Japan earthquake and tsunami that struck on March 11, 2011, ABC News catches up with survivors of the disaster. Here are their stories, then and now.

Sendai airport after the March 11, 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. Satellite picture courtesy of […] Google released satellite images revealing the devastation of Sendai airport caused by ...