japan

Question 1

Where and when

Answer 1

Took place 100km off Japanese coast and march 11th 2011 2:46 PM

Question 2

Causes and characteristics

Answer 2

-Japan has 1500 earthquakes each year, vulnerable as located on ring of fire
-pacific plate subducted under eurasian plate
-Magnitude 9
-10m high waves
-warning was 1 minute
-have often training and drills
-buildings are well constructed , earthquake proof

Question 3

Primary effects

Answer 3

Warning did slightly reduce effects but was too late
-18,000 dead
-95% of buildings destroyed and reconstruction cost is over 100 billion
-provoked severe anxiety and panic that fukishima was going to meltdown

Question 4

Long term effects

Answer 4

-700 aftershocks
-exclusion zone around fukishima and only 5% of waste disposed

Question 5

response

Answer 5

-100,000 still not returned due to fukishima fears
-need more tsunami preparation as that was issue , earthquake preparation was fine