Japan Earthquake 2011 Flashcards

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What was the magnitude on the Richter scale and how many aftershock were they?

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9.0 and there were 5,000 aftershocks

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What plates were involved

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Pacific and Eurasian

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What was the tectonic process

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Plate collision and subduction

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What were the immediate impacts

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Injury, death and destruction. 130,000 buildings destroyed, nuclear power station destroyed.

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How much money was lost

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€250 billion

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Name one social impact from it

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Loss of life: killed 18,000 people

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