Tohoku Earthquake

Question 1

When (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 1

11 March 2011

Question 2

Mag and where (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 2

Mag 9 NE of Japan

Question 3

Which plates (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 3

Pacific plate subducted under Eurasian at the japanese trendh rriggering a tsunami

Focus 30km below seabed

Epicentre 130km east of sendai coast

Question 4

Prim impacts (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 4

Dam destroyed, 2nculeur power stations fractured and oil refinery set on fire by damaged pipes

Motorway damaged, rail link damaged and sendai airport

$235 billion of damages

667-1479 death by earthwuake

Question 5

Sec effects (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 5

159,000 died 93% deaths by drowning
2600missing
6150injured
350000 homeless

Buisnesses damaged by clearance and rebbuilding

Nucleur power statuons went into meltdown

Question 6

Short term relief (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 6

International aid and reacue teams
Rescue soldiers helped aftermath
Transport, comms and power restored weeks after

Question 7

Long term relief (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 7

Red cross ,crescent and NGO’s and private companies helped Japan

140,000 people evac from 20km radius of Fukushima power plant

130,000 dispalced to shelters

Question 8

Prep (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 8

Emeergency services trained to respond accordingly

On 1 sep students learn what to do in response of natural disaster

Buildings built strictly to code and seismic proofed or flood proofed

Question 9

Prediction (Tohoku earthquake)

Answer 9

High tech monitoring sustems

Advanced warnings given

No deaths by buildings or trains due to auto brake shstem