Hazardous Earth Japan Earthquake

Question 1

what happened

Answer 1

• an earthquake measuring 9.0 struck off japans northeast coast, about 250 miles from tokyo
• march 11th 2011 - fukushima

Question 2

primary affects

Answer 2

• 15,900 deaths , 26,100 injuries
• 130,900 people were displaced and 2,560 are still missing
• 300 hospitals damages

Question 3

secondary affects

Answer 3

• cost $235 billion
• waves up to 40 m high devastated entire coastal areas - caused a lot of damage and pollution up to 6 miles inland
• 7 reactors at fukushima nuclear power stations melted -> levels of radiation were 8x higher

Question 4

immediate responses

Answer 4

• japan released a tsunami warning 3 mins after the earthquake
• scientists deleted tsunami after the earthquake by using modelling and forecasting technology
• government declared a 20km evacuation zone around the fukushima nuclear power plant to reduce threat of radiation

Question 5

long term responses

Answer 5

• added a new law which promotes development of tsunami resistant communities based on the concept of multiple defences which combines infrastructure development
• central government decided a coastal protection policy, such as sea walls and breakwaters