The Japan Earthquake 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: berraCreated on: 12-04-16 18:31 The Japan Earthquake ... 1 of 29 When? 11th March 2011 2 of 29 Richter scale? 9.0 3 of 29 Where? Coast of Tohoku, Japan 4 of 29 How long did it last? 3 minutes 5 of 29 Where was the epicenter and focus? 70km east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku amd 30km underwater 6 of 29 Why live there? (4) One of most developed globally, high incomes, low crime, cracks can be used for geothermal energy 7 of 29 What was the cause? The Pacific plate subducting the Eurasian plate 8 of 29 What happened tectonically? The two plates slid past each other by around 80m. The sea floor rose by 30m 9 of 29 How high and fast were the waves? Up to 30ft tall travelling at up to 500mph 10 of 29 How many aftershocks hit Japan the following year? More than 5,000 11 of 29 Deaths? 15,850 12 of 29 Injured? 27,000 13 of 29 Homes destroyed? 300,000 14 of 29 How many without water? 1 million 15 of 29 How many children separated from families? 2,000 orphaned, 100,000 separated 16 of 29 Total cost of damage? $300 billion 17 of 29 Roads destroyed? 4,000 18 of 29 Where was the nuclear plant leakage and what did it cause? Fukushima - 80km radius affected by radiation 19 of 29 By how much did exports fall? 8% 20 of 29 How many tons of debris were swept offshore? 5 million - 70% sank, 1.5 million still floating 21 of 29 How many square miles were flooded? 217 22 of 29 How many ha of farmland were destroyed? 23,600 23 of 29 What was deployed to the Fukushima nuclear plant? 50,000 self-defence personnel, 190 aircrafts and 25 ships 24 of 29 How many litres of gasoline were taken to damaged areas daily? 1 million 25 of 29 How many aid workers in total? 930,000 26 of 29 How many were given shelter? 12,900 in public shelters, 19,900 in hotels and inns 27 of 29 What was installed prior to the earthquake? The most advanced tsunami warning system globally 28 of 29 What is carried out monthly? Earthquake school drills 29 of 29
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