Japan Earthquake
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- Created on: 27-03-17 06:20
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- Japan Eartquake
- 11th March, 2011
- 14:46 local time
- 9.0 - Richter Scale
- 3km deep
- Epicentre - 129km east of Sendai (in Pacific Ocean)
- Destructive Plate Margin
- Pacific Plate (Oceanic)
- Eurasian Plate
- Subduction
- Eurasian Plate
- Pacific Plate (Oceanic)
- Tsunami
- Impacts
- Primary
- 23,500 dead
- Homes destroyed
- Power & Communication disrupted
- Secondary
- 2,000,000 homeless
- Nuclear Power Plant leak
- £185 Million costs to Japan
- Primary
- Preparedness
- Warning Systems
- Infrastructure
- Preparing Citizens
- Response
- Short-Term
- Shelters set up for homeless
- Emergency Services activated
- Mobile networks set up for communication
- Long-Term
- Repair of Infrastructure - Homes/transport links, energy supplies
- Short-Term
- Future Management
- Radiation apps for phones
- Electric cars power houses
- Solar Panels on windows
- 11th March, 2011
- Waves upto 30m in height
- Travelling at 800km per hour
- Tsunami
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