Earthquake case study Flashcards
Primary Effect:
How many died consequently because of the earthquake?
18000 killed (mostly from drowning)
What did the earthquake cause?
A tsunami
Where did the earthquake occur?
On a destructive plate border. The Pacific plate was subducted below the Eurasian Plate
The tsunami was __ metres high and travelled to land at a speed of _km
39 metres high, 6km:
The tsunami was 39 metres high and travelled to and at a speed of 6kkm
What did the earthquake measure on the richter scale?
9.0
Primary Effect:
What was the cost of damage estimated at?
$300 billion
Primary Effect:
The tsunami caused a major failure at which nuclear power plant?
Fukushima nuclear power plant
Primary Effect:
Thousands of people were _______ and there was a huge ______ ______ for them
Missing, Rescue Effort:
Thousands of people were missing and there was a huge rescue effort for them
Secondary Effects:
How many homes were without electricity?
What percentage were without electricity?
6 million homes
10% of Japan’s population
Secondary Effects:
Radio active water leaked out of the Nuclear plant and into which ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
Secondary Effects:
_________ was disrupted as ports were ________ and _________
Shipping, Damaged, Destroyed:
Shipping was disrupted as ports were damaged and destroyed
Secondary Effects:
___________ in the region was destroyed-rice production was damaged and contamination of soil could affect rice crops for ______
Agriculture, Years:
Agriculture in the region was destroyed-rice production was damaged and contamination of soil could affect rice crops for years
