Case Study Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
When was it?
A
11th March 2011
2
Q
Where exactly was it?
A
100km East of Sendai, 30km under the ocean
3
Q
Primary Effects of the tsunami?
A
10m high tsunami, almost all 18,000 deaths, and 500,000 left homeless
4
Q
Where was it on the Richter scale?
A
9.0
5
Q
What caused it?
A
A sudden slippage at a destructive plate boundary
6
Q
Primary effects of the Earthquake?
A
- Violent ground shaking for 5 mins,
- Collapsed building,
- Road, rail, water, electricity and sewage systems disrupted
- 4m left without electricity in NE Japan, and 1.5m without water
- The Fujinuma Dam burst
7
Q
Immediate responses
A
- Search and rescue teams worked for several days
- 500,000 evacuate to higher ground
- Power restored soon but intermittent
8
Q
Long term Responses
A
- 10 year plan to reconstruct, etc Japan with a US$150B budget
- By 2020, 30000 housing units rebuilt
- By early 2015 most debris cleared
- By 2013 and upgraded tsunami defence was made 12.5m high
9
Q
Total cost in damages?
A
Estimated at US$235B
