tohoku Flashcards
1
Q
magnitude
A
9.1
2
Q
date
A
3/11/2011
3
Q
epicentre
A
pacific ocean, near sendai, miyagi prefecture
4
Q
fault line
A
tohoku fault
4
Q
cause
A
thrust faulting on the subduction zone plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates,
5
Q
cause 2
A
high seismic activity
6
Q
deaths
A
19,000
7
Q
env impact
A
fukushima daiichi nuclear incident
8
Q
buildings destroyed
A
fully 120,000
9
Q
refugees
A
over 300,000
10
Q
env impact 2
A
tsunami
11
Q
cost
A
235 billion usd
12
Q
gdp decline
A
0.47%
13
Q
helps
A
redcross donation of 1 billion usd
