Japan earthquake and tsunami (March 2011)

Question 1

what income

Answer 1

HIC

Question 2

what magnitude

Answer 2

9

Question 3

what plate boundry

Answer 3

was at the point where the Pacific tectonic plate slides beneath the North American plate.

Question 4

depth of earthquake

Answer 4

epicentre was 30 kilometres below the Pacific Ocean

Question 5

infrastructure

Answer 5

-Ports and airports in Sendai were damaged and closed.
- massive 40m surge destroyed three-storey buildings where people had gathered for safety.
-300 tons of radioactive water continued to leak from the plant every day into the Pacific Ocean.

Question 6

social and economic impacts

Answer 6

-Four years after around 230,000 people were still living in temporary housing
-The total damages estimated at $300 billion
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Question 7

how many died

Answer 7

around 16k

Question 8

responses

Answer 8

-upgraded tsunami warning system in 2013.
-Earthquake engineers look for ways to make buildings more resistant to earthquakes and tsunamis.

Question 9

facts about the wave

Answer 9

travelled as far as ten kilometres inland in Sendai.

Question 10

max tsunami height

Answer 10

Max Tsunami Height: 40m

Question 11

role of education in vulnerability and resiliance

Answer 11

• literacy rate is 99%
  -best education systems in world

Question 12

role of housing in vulnerability and resiliance

Answer 12

-new codes enforced in 1981 and building with appropriate enforcement was mostly damage free

Question 13

role of healthcare in vulnerability and resilience

Answer 13

• compulsory for Japanese citizens to have healthcare insurance
• in 2020, japan life expectancy is 84.6 years

Question 14

role of income in vulnerability and resiliance

Answer 14

-in 2011 , HDI rank was 21/189 countries
-big gap between rich and poor, top 20% earn as much as 6x lowest 20%