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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
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A level Geography Mind Map on Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, created by Jack Hazzard on 10/03/2017.
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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Impacts
Primary
P waves travelled at 6Km per second
S Waves travelled at 3Km Per second
Liquifaction
Secondary
10 Billion Tonnes of water
1m High
100Km Long
Nuclear Meltdown in Fukushima
Oil Spills=Fire
500+ Aftershocks
Max was 6.2
Minomisanrika was wiped off the map
95% Destroyed
Causes
Power of 2,000,000 Nuclear Bombs
6Km Deep Focus
100Km off the coast
5 Minuites of shaking
Magnitude 9
Eurasian and Pacific Plates
Pacific Subducts
Eurasian Plate snapped upwards
11th March 2011
2:46PM
Responses
Short Term
Texts are sent immediatly
Power Stations shut down
PTWC
Knew in 10 Seconds
Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
11,000Km Away
Seismometers
Long Term
Very little damage to most buildings
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