Case Study : Tohoku, Japan Earthquake (T. D)

Question 1

When did. it happen?

Answer 1

March 11 2011

Question 2

What was the earthquake on the richter scale?

Answer 2

9.1

Question 3

What tine did. it happen?

Answer 3

2:46pm

Question 4

Where was the epicentre and how deep was it?

Answer 4

43 miles east of Tohoku
20 miles deep

Question 5

How long did it last?

Answer 5

6 minutes

Question 6

How high was the tsunami that was caused?

Answer 6

Ober 40m

Question 7

What plate was subducting under what plate?

Answer 7

Pacific plage was subducting under Eurasian plate

Question 8

What type of margin did it happen at?

Answer 8

Destructive margin

Question 9

Why did it happen?

Answer 9

Pressure built up between the two plates and the Eurasian plate broke along the boundary. This happened 15 miles under the surface. The ground shook for 6 minutes and the sea floor lifted by 7 meters.

Question 10

How many died?

Answer 10

15,894

Question 11

How many went missing?

Answer 11

2,562

Question 12

How many were homeless?

Answer 12

500,000

Question 13

How many hospitals were destroyed?

Answer 13

11

Question 14

How many hospitals were damaged?

Answer 14

300

Question 15

How many houses had no electricity in NE Japan?

Answer 15

4.4 million

Question 16

How much debt did Japan owe?

Answer 16

360 billion USD

Question 17

In coastal areas, how many people followed tsunami warnings?

Answer 17

58%

Question 18

Out of the people living in coastal areas, how many people got hit that didn’t follow the tsunami warning?

Answer 18

49%

Question 19

What happened to the Tohoku Express?

Answer 19

It was damaged

Question 20

How much closer is NE Japan to N america?

Answer 20

2.4m

Question 21

How much shorter is the day?

Answer 21

1.8 microseconds

Question 22

How much did the earths axis move?

Answer 22

10-25cm

Question 23

Because of the tsunami waves, how far did pollution spread inland?

Answer 23

6 miles

Question 24

Where did liquefaction occur?

Answer 24

Parts of Tokyo built on reclaimed land

Question 25

As a result of liquefaction, how many buildings were damaged?

Answer 25

1,046

Question 26

What did the army help to build?

Answer 26

Temporary shelters

Question 27

What was the Reconstruction Design Council and what was there budget?

Answer 27

A council set up by the government to rebuild houses with a budget of over 23 trillion Yen

Question 28

What was the height of the original tsunami barriers?

Answer 28

12m

Question 29

What was the height of the new tsunami barriers?

Answer 29

18m

Question 30

How much did the Japanese Red Cross receive in donations?

Answer 30

Over 1 billion USD

Question 31

How much emergency relief kits did the Japanese Red Cross give out?

Answer 31

Over 30,000

Question 32

How much sleeping kits did the Japanese Red Cross give out?

Answer 32

14,000