TECTONICS 1.1a Flashcards
How many countries offered Japan aid during the Tohoku EQ, 2011?
25
How many deaths occurred in the Tohoku EQ?
15,000
How many injured in the Tohoku EQ?
6,000
How many buildings were destroyed by soil liquefaction during the Tohoku EQ?
30 buildings.
What was the economic loss of the Tohoku EQ?
US$235million
How many aftershocks?
Four
What was the moment-magnitude of the aftershocks?
7.1
The epicentre of the EQ was how many miles from the coast of Tohoku?
43 miles
Which oil refinery caught fire?
Port of Sendai oil refinery
Fukushima’s gas cooling system failed and broke. True or false?
False. The WATER cooling systems failed and broke.
The back up power systems in Fukushima also failed. True or false?
True.
The impacts of less nuclear powers raised what exports?
Oil exports
Oil exports were raised particularly from where?
The gulf states like Qatar
A 30ft high tsunami also occurred. True or false?
True
What was the rate of travel of the tsunami?
700km/hr
Looting, complaining and riots occurred. True or false?
False - atmosphere was very calm
What did the Japanese media do?
They downplayed the extent of the events so as not to panic citizens.
What was the radius of people evacuated by the power plant due to leaking radiation?
10 mile radius
How many seconds after the EQ was P waves detected?
31 seconds.
What service was back in operation the next day?
Shinkansen bullet train
Japanese exports of what were highly affected?
Technological components
