Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Japan
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- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
- Japan, Friday 11th 2011
- Introduction
- 30% of the world's earthquakes happen in Japan because there is a lot of seismic activity
- Epicentre was 400km north-east of Tokyo
- Worst affected areas were around Sendai in Japan, but parts of America were affected by the tsunami
- There were a few pre-shocks and the main earthquake hit at 14:46 (local time) and was a magnitude of 8.9/9
- Destruction
- Around 19,000 lives were lost
- 8% because of the earthquake, the rest because of the tsunami
- 1.2 million buildings were destroyed/ damaged and 4000 roads, 78 bridges and 29 railways were affected
- Around $574 billion worth of damage
- Around 19,000 lives were lost
- The Tsunami
- 3 minutes after the main earthquake, the tsunami started towards Japan
- It started off as ten spread out waves, but as they came closer to the shore, they combined to one large 15m high wave
- The tsunami reached 10 km inland before it bagan to receed
- Preparation
- Earthquake proof buildings
- Regular practice drills
- Warning put on television warning the poeple
- They had sea wall, but they were not tall enough
- Earthquake grab bag containing important things
- Effects
- Poorly built houses collapsed
- The tsunami swept through the land, taking buildings and people with it
- As the tsunami travelled, it gained destructive power because of all the debry in the water
- many people lost jobs, homes and families
- Example - Farmers would have to deal with their land being flooded and all their crops gone
- Example - Office workers might not have a job to go back to because the building might have been destroyed, or the company lost too much money and had to close
- Environment
- Habitats of animals living in the area were destroyed
- Pets like cats got stuck inside houses
- Animals used to earthquakes, but not tsunamis
- Rescue
- Government sent out emergancy services to help people caught up in the disastor
- Trying to rebuild houses
- Rescue services sent looking for missing people
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