 On January 4, 2011, Fukushima officially opened a new city hall to replace the previous one built in 1952.The new city hall, as was the previous one, is located in Gorōuchi-machi, next to National Route 4 in the center of the city.On March 11, 2011, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred, with the earthquake causing ruptures in multiple water mains originating from the Surikamigawa Dam, which supplies much of the city's water.