Tsunamis: Japan 2011 vs Sumatra 2004 Flashcards
the 2011 earthquake occurred on ……………….
and …………… km east off the coast
11 march 2011
60 miles off the east coast
the 2011 earthquake dropped parts of Japan by…..m
2m
the 2011 tsunami went ….km inland, covering …………..km2 of land
10 km inland
covered 470 million km2 of land in sea water and debris
its magnitude (Japan 2011) was………..
9.0 on the Richter Scale
only……..% of people evacuated after the tsunami warning
42%
death toll was …………….. with …………missing
20,000 deaths
2,500 missing
there were………………….aftershocks, including one on the ………… which was …..in mangitude
900 aftershocks
12th March was 6.4 on Richter Scale
the nuclear power plant that was damaged during the tsunami was called ………. and was protected by a …..m high wall
Fukushima
6 m high wall
the Sumatra Tsunami occured on
26th December 2004
the Indian Ocean tsunami 2004 killed …………..poeple
300,000 deaths
damage done in the 2004 tremor amounted to an estimated $………………
$5 billion (only)
the Japan 2001 earthquake caused $………………….worth of damages
$309 billion
the radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant is estimated to have caused …………….more cancers since 2011 inside the ……….km contamination zone
417,000 more cancer patients
200km contamination zone
…….% of Japan’s electricity was generated form nuclear energy
32%
the four countries most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami 2004 were:
Indoneasia
Thailand
Sri Lanka
India
the 2004 earthquake was ………. in magnitude
9.1 on Richter Scale
The 2004 tsunami had a mercalli value of
IX in some areas (very serious destruction)
The 2004 epicentre was ……km off the coast of Thailand
500km
in Japan 2011, the fault slipped ………. m
50-60m
Japan had only ever seen earthquakes of the same intensity in ………. and ……………
869 AD
1611 AD
