Japan hic earthquake

Question 1

What magnitude was the 2011 Japanese earthquake

Answer 1

9 magnitude

Question 2

epicentre where was it

Answer 2

Tohoku 160km east off Sendai in pacific ocean

Question 3

How did the earthquake form\

Answer 3

Oceanic pacific plate subducted beneath the continental Eurasian plate

Question 4

How many left without water and power

Answer 4

5m without power 1m without water

Question 5

How many people died in Japan earthquake

Answer 5

20,000 people died, 6,152 people were injured, 130,927 were displaced (only 10 died from earthquake)

Question 6

Underwater earthquake triggered a tsunami how high was the wave and how many died

Answer 6

40m(20,000 died in tsunami)

Question 7

What reactor had to be evacuated and why

Answer 7

4 reactors as Fukushima nuclear plant were flooded causing local area to be evacuated due to reports of radiation leaks

Question 8

A year later how many people depend on support

Answer 8

3m

Question 9

What services were mobilised

Answer 9

PM mobilised 1000s of soldiers search for survivors and help displaced people

JSDF were mobilised within two days all debris cleared for emergency supplies to be delivered

Question 10

What happened to the areas around the Fukushima reactors

Answer 10

20km no go zone risk of radiation poisoning

Question 11

How wide was the wall built to protect against Tsunami

Answer 11

370km of coast have larger rebuilt tsunami wall-called great wall of Japan

Question 12

physical vulnerabilities

Answer 12

next to sea and coastline shallow

earthquake 2 days earlier 7.2 magnitude

complace

Question 13

human vulnerabilities

Answer 13

Rescue workers lacked

evacuation centres were inadequate disease spread fast

communications and electricity were cut in this area (emergency plans were in other parts as earthquake this strong not thought to be north)

Therefore Japan didn’t have the capabilities with this combination of tectonic events on such a large scale