case study- the Tohoku Tsunami, japan
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CASE STUDY-TOHOKU TSUNAMI, JAPAN 2011
Happened=11th march 2011
CAUSES
earthquake measuring 9.0 on the richter scale occured at destructive plate margin where pacific plate is being subducted beneath north american plate
- about 100km east of sendai on honshu, japan
sceintists believe:
a segment of rock, some 200 km in length slipped suddenly =upwards flick of earths crust by between 5-10m causes tsunami
Effects
- waves swept up to 10km on shore= over 20,000 killed
- high death toll due to power of surge of water that overtopped tsunami defences, flooding areas thought to be safe
- 500 km2 coastal plains were flooded, destroying farmland, settlements and communications.
- the port city of sendai was virtually destroyed
- 200,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami ruptured gas pipes = fires raging for serveral…
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