Japanese Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: nicolarose1Created on: 13-04-17 11:54 Date of earthquake? 2011 1 of 23 epicentre? 70km east of the Oshika Pensinsula of Tohoku 2 of 23 focus? 32km 3 of 23 Magnitude? 8.9-9.0 4 of 23 Type of plate margin? Destructive 5 of 23 What percentage of the world's earthquakes does Japane receieve every year? 30% 6 of 23 Why is the coastline vulnerable? Because the vast majority live on the coast 7 of 23 What happened in the upper 10m of the soil in this area? the waves were amplified in the soil and caused liquefaction 8 of 23 How high were the sea walls? 10 metres 9 of 23 What agency was set up for the predictions of earthquakes and tsunamis? What did they do? the Japanese Meterological Agency - they detected the EQ and issued warnings 10 of 23 GDP in 2011? $5.9 trillion 11 of 23 What caused the most damage? the tsunami 12 of 23 Death toll? 15,800 13 of 23 How many people were injured? 27,000 14 of 23 How many buildings totally collapsed? 130,000 15 of 23 Estimated cost? $235 billion 16 of 23 Percentage of fishing ports damaged? 10% 17 of 23 What was surprising about this earthquake in an MEDC? high death toll 18 of 23 How long after the quake was a tsunami warning issued? 3 minutes 19 of 23 How did the Japanese govt. respond? sent in specially trained people such as the Sef-Defence forces 20 of 23 How long did it take to repair a motorway? 6 days - very quick 21 of 23 How often is the area trained to survive earthquakes? yearly 22 of 23 Why was the death toll so high? money created a false sense of security, believed sea walls would withstand the tsunami, the sheer power of the tsunami 23 of 23
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