Japan 2011 Flashcards
1
Q
When
A
March 11th 2011
2
Q
Plates involved
A
Eurasian and Pacific
3
Q
Type of plate boundary
A
destructive
4
Q
Richter scale
A
9.0
5
Q
Focus depth
A
20 miles
6
Q
Impacts
A
over 15,000 people died
over 25,000 people injured
300,000 buildings damaged- including 300 hospitals
11 hospitals destroyed
economic loss of $300 billion
26 million tonnes of debris
7
Q
Impacts of power plant being flooded
A
50 voulenteers exposed to 12x the legal radiation dose
high radiation detected as far away as tokyo
150,000 forced to evacuate
8
Q
immediate responses to earthquake
A
The JMA issued tsunami warnings 3 mins after earthquake
evacuation zone near power plant
Search and Rescue teams sent from the
US, New Zealand and China
Temporary shelters for those who lost their home
9
Q
long term responses
A
Economic growth
