Tokohu Earthquake hazards Flashcards
When did the earthquake take place?
> Friday 11th of March 2011
What was the magnitude of the earthquake?
> 9.0 magnitude
How many people were evacuated?
> Around 140,000 residents were evacuated in a 20km radius around the Fukushima nuclear plant.
What happened to the dead?
> The dead were buried in mass graves by the military in order to prevent diseases.
How many people were provided emergency aid and supplies?
> 147,000 people
What two companies relocated abroad permanently?
> Toyota and Sony
how many aftershocks were there?
1235 (around 1200)
How many tonnes of debris were scattered across towns and the countryside?
22 million tonnes
What happened at a graduation ceremony?
> 20 people were injured due to the roof collapsing.
how many buildings, roads and bridges were destroyed?
> 88873 buildings collapsed.
3790 roads damaged
71 bridges destroyed.
How much did the damage cost?
> $14.5-34.6 billion in damage done by the earthquake.
How many people died?
22,000+ are estimated to be dead (including 2500 people missing)
how many people were displaced?
300,000 people were displaced.
What other hazard was caused after the earthquake?
> Due to the earthquake. the plate moved upwards 5-8m, therefore, causing a rise of water.
> This caused a tsunami to occur which reaches heights of 40.5m and swept 10km inland.
> The tsunami caused nuclear accidents at Fukushima nuclear power station, it wiped out three reactors.
> The tsunami destroyed buildings, roads and airports.
> 2m high tsunami wave reached Chile.
