1.1 - Tohoku 2011

Question 1

What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

Answer 1

9.0 - 9.1MW

Question 2

When did the earthquake occur?

Answer 2

March 2011

Question 3

Where was the epicentre located?

Answer 3

43 miles east of Japan

Question 4

Which tectonic hazard apart from the earthquake was present?

Answer 4

Tsunami

Question 5

How tall were the waves of the tsunami?

Answer 5

133 feet

Question 6

What was the death toll?

Answer 6

15,800

Question 7

How many people were injured?

Answer 7

6000

Question 8

How many people were declared missing?

Answer 8

2,500

Question 9

What was the value of damage caused by the earthquake?

Answer 9

$235 billion

Question 10

What was the GDP of Japan in 2011 prior Tohoku?

Answer 10

$6.233 trillion

Question 11

How long did the tremors from the Tohoku earthquake last?

Answer 11

2.5 minutes (longer than average)

Question 12

How fast were the tsunami waves (at sea)?

Answer 12

500mph

Question 13

How many countries offered aid/assistance?

Answer 13

25 countries

Question 14

What was unusual about the aftermath of the earthquake?

Answer 14

Everyone was calm, no looting, just queuing to submit tax forms

Question 15

Japan raised imports of which commodity from which group of countries in the aftermath of the earthquake?

Answer 15

Oil as all nuclear power stations had been turned off

From Gulf states

Question 16

Where and why did people have to evacuate?

Answer 16

• Port of Sendai oil refinery caught fire
• Fukushima Daiichi reactor was leaking radiation as diesel generators failed due to flooding of reactor