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