Haiti vs Japan Flashcards
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What caused the Japan earthquake?
The pacific plate thrust under the Eurasian plate at the Japan Trench. (destructive)
When was the Japan earthquake
11 March 2011
What Japanese city was nearest to the Epicentre?
Sendai
How far was Sendai from the Japanese epicentre?
13 km
What was the magnitude of the Japanese earthquake?
9
What were the magnitude of the Japan aftershocks
6 and 7
Major secondary impact in Japan?
Tsunami.
How tall were the waves in Japan?
10 m
How many people died due to drowning in Japan (main cause).
17,000
What were initial deaths due to?
Collapsing buildings due to the Earthquake
What power plant was damaged in Japan?
Fukushima
What happened at Fukushima?
Went into nuclear meltdown as power supply was cut off.
Damaged back-up generator and cooling systems failed.
What were warning systems like in Japan?
Advanced and allowed many people to get to safe high ground.
Main aiding countries to Japan?
Australia, China and the USA.
How many people were displaced in Japan?
130,000
What has been built in Japan to aid the future?
A 18m high sea wall
(old ones were 12 m high)
How do people in Japan prepare?
National disaster prevention day filled with drills
Takes place on September 1st
How have Japanese buildings been re-fitted?
New devices and technology
Shock absorbers underneath.
How many were injured in Japan?
6,000
how long did the initial earthquake last?
6 minutes (long)
When was the Haiti earthquake?
12 January 2010
What was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?
7
What was the cause of the Haiti Earthquake?
A fault near at the conservative boundary of North America and Caribbean
How many died in Haiti?
316,000
