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Japanese Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami 2011
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- 1What type of plate boundary is Japan located on?Destructive/Convergent
- 2Whereabouts did the earthquake occur?Pacific Ocean.
~100km off Japanese east coast
6km deep focus - 3What was the magnitude of the earthquake?9.0 Richter Scale
Cat. 12 Mod. Mercalli
Lasted 5 mins - 4How many casualties occurred as a result of the earthquake and tsunami?15,891 deaths.
15,000+ missing - 5What were the short-term effects of the earthquake and tsunami?46,000 buildings destroyed.
6.2 magnitude aftershock hit Tokyo.
Oil and gas pipes broke, causing fires.
Vehicles & ships deposited on buildings. - 6What happened to the Fukushima nuclear power plant?Cooling system failure.
Went into level 7 meltdown.
Radiation levels inside the plant 1,000x normal level.
Radiation levels outside the plant 8x normal level. - 7What were the long-term effects of the earthquake and tsunami?Radioactive contamination of soil in the Fukushima prefecture -> contaminated livestock -> contaminated foodstuffs.
Honshu moved ~2m eastwards.
Debris not removed until 2015. - 8What management strategies were in place and what was Japan's response to the situation?Only country with a P-wave early warning system - warned people 1 min before earthquake, auto alerts on TV, radio and phones.
Mobilisation of 100,000 members of Japanese Self-Defence Force.
Red Cross & Red Crescent pledged aid.
NGOs assisted with rescue and recovery missions and established relief funds.
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