Sendai Earthquake

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Sendai - When was the earthquake?
11th March 2011
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Sendai - Plate boundry?
North American and Euasion.
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Sendai - How many years of sress build up?
200
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Sendai - Discance of the epicentre to Japan?
100km off the coast
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Sendai - How much liquefaction?
10m causing lots of damage.
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Sendai - How long after the Earthquake did the tsunami hit?
20 minuets.
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Sendai - What speed did the tsunami travel?
800mph in oper water.
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Sendai - How high was the tsunami?
10m high
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Sendai - Death toll from earthquake and tsunami?
15,000
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Sendai - how many ingured?
27,000
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Sendai - Magnitude
9
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