Impacts experienced as a result of seismic activity in an AC, Japan

Question 1

which region was most affected by the earthquake

Answer 1

Tonohoku

Question 2

what date did the earthquake take place

Answer 2

11/03/11

Question 3

where was the epicentre of the earthquake in relation to the nearest land mass

Answer 3

70km off the coast of Honshu Island.

Question 4

what was the earthquakes magnitude

Answer 4

9.0 (4th largest in the world since 1990)

Question 5

how long did the earthquake last

Answer 5

6 minutes

Question 6

how deep was the focus

Answer 6

60km

Question 7

how many people were injured

Answer 7

6000

Question 8

how many people died

Answer 8

16000

Question 9

what percentage of the deaths were as a result of the tsunami

Answer 9

90%

Question 10

how many children were orphaned or lost parents

Answer 10

2000

Question 11

what had to be waived in order to deal with the sheer number of deaths

Answer 11

traditional funeral methods, instead there were mass graved buried as soon as possible

Question 12

how many buildings were destroyed

Answer 12

300,000

Question 13

what has the total cost of the disaster been estimated at

Answer 13

$181bn

Question 14

what important energy source had to be decommissioned

Answer 14

the Fukushima nuclear reactor

Question 15

what effect did it have on transport

Answer 15

the bullet train was disrupted and 23 stations were swept away

Question 16

what effect did it have on businesses

Answer 16

4.4 million households and businesses lost electricity, stunting trade

Question 17

what was the main political impact

Answer 17

nuclear power became a political issue, many Japanese people protested against nuclear power as an energy source for the future. people against nuclear power in other countries such as Germany used the failed reactor to Balster their argument against it

Question 18

what height were the tsunami waves in certain places

Answer 18

up to 40km tsunami waves

Question 19

how far did tsunami waves reach

Answer 19

travelled over 10km inland

Question 20

how did the earthquake permanently change the areas geography

Answer 20

Honshu Island moved 2.4km east

Question 21

what two distant regions did the tsunami waves reach and what damage was caused here

Answer 21

Antarctica, breaking off 125km squared ice.

California and Oregon coasts, causing $10m damage

Question 22

what environmental impact involved radioactive material

Answer 22

Radioactive material was leaked into the pacific ocean