Japanese Tsunami

Question 1

When did it occur?

Answer 1

Friday 11th March 2011

Question 2

What and where triggered the tsunami?

Answer 2

earthquake which occurred of the north east coast of Japan in Pacific Ocean

Question 3

Where was the worst affected city?

Answer 3

Sendai

Question 4

Why did the earthquake occur?

Answer 4

as Japan lies on the Eurasian plate and to the west is the Pacific plate

Question 5

What type of boundary?

Answer 5

destructive

Question 6

What did the earthquake measure?

Answer 6

9 on richter scale

Question 7

How many deaths?(00,000)

Answer 7

15,400

Question 8

How many are missing?(0,000)

Answer 8

8,000

Question 9

What happened to large towns and cities?

Answer 9

more than a third submerged by water and debris

Question 10

What were airport runways covered in?

Answer 10

mud

Question 11

What caused more damage to homes?

Answer 11

a dam burst its banks

Question 12

How many living in government shelters?(000,000)

Answer 12

215,000

Question 13

What made it hard for rescue teams?

Answer 13

disruption to road and rail links

Question 14

Why did fires spread quickly?

Answer 14

broken gas pipes

Question 15

How many without power and water?

Answer 15

4 million without power

1 million without water

Question 16

What is the total insurance cost?

Answer 16

$185 billion

Question 17

What leaked?

Answer 17

radiation from a damaged nuclear plant north of Tokyo, causing 3 workers to suffer from exposure

Question 18

Japanese tsunami system?

Answer 18

5 mins after earthquake they issued tsunami warning

Question 19

Why could thousands not escape?

Answer 19

short time of 20 minutes from earthquake to tsunami occurring

Question 20

What did skype provide?

Answer 20

free calls to landlines and free access to internet from Wi-Fi hotspots

Question 21

Social network site Mixi?

Answer 21

within hours groups were created that advised people on availability of food and water

Question 22

What did google set up?

Answer 22

a person finder

Question 23

What did Honda use?

Answer 23

info from the GPS in their cars to calculate which roads were being used