Earthquake - Japan 2011
- Created by: Ellie Clutton
- Created on: 28-04-13 14:03
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- Earthquake - Japan, March 11th 2011
- Cause
- Result of subduction created by Pacific plate sinking underneath North American plate
- Effects
- Secondary
- 50 million people affected, 20,000 killed, 3380 injured
- Progress made in clearing rubble and most homeless have been rehoused
- 125,000 homes destroyed and extensive damage to roads and railways
- Cost estimated at £150billion = most expensive natural disaster in history
- Stock markets fell
- 500,000 homeless
- 200,000 people evacuated when nuclear power plant exploded, 1000 living in evacuation centres
- Concern about radioactive release
- Secondary
- Why were effects so bad?
- Nature of hazard
- Shallow, powerful EQ
- Magnitude 9
- Occurred at 2pm
- EQ generated wave heights of over 45m
- Country's background
- High population density - 40 million affected
- Power station, nuclear plant near to epicentre
- Flat relief in Sendai province
- 40% of Japan's coast protected by 10m high walls
- Levels of prep
- Quick prep
- EQ proofed buildings
- Only 10% of casualties were result of EQ itself
- Seismic + water level stations
- 'EQ drills'
- Nature of hazard
- Responses
- Immediate
- 80,000 people from Japan Self-Defence Force working night and day
- 100.000 military brought in
- People followed training during EQ
- 300,000 people accommodated in 2200 evacuation shelters
- Long term
- After 1 year, 50% of rubble cleared, 50,000 homes rebuilt
- Government estimates that rebuilding will take 5 years, put aside £185billion for reconstruction
- Efforts to contain nuclear meltdown
- Immediate
- Cause
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