Japan quake death toll Skip 7.700

TOKYO - Japan's National Police said the 7.700 people listed as dead. While more than 11,651 other people were reported unknown.

One week after the devastating earthquake that hit Japan last March 11, the death toll continues to grow. It is feared that the conditions in some areas are still devastated, it is possible that more found many more victims.

It is estimated that most of the missing victims are outside the quake zone when the tsunami struck. Plus the power of the tsunami, like many victims of the tsunami waves are drawn back into the wide expanse of water.

As reported by the Associated Press, Sunday (20/03/2011), this condition is similar to the 2004 tsunami in Aceh, where most victims missing body was not discovered until recently.

Meanwhile, aftershocks continue to hit Japan despite fierce earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale (SR) hit more than a week ago.

SR A 6.1 magnitude aftershock occurred on Saturday, March 19 pm local time in Ibaraki, to the depth of the earthquake reached 20 km.