Japan Flashcards
(16 cards)
What did the Japanese meteorological society do to help mitigate the impacts of the tsunami
10 metre high tsunami wall but the tsunami breached the defences warnings issued via tv and phones
Tsunami warning system triggered 30 minutes before tsunami hit
How much of Japan was flooded
500 square kilometres
How many people died in Japan tsunami
18000 killed mostly by tsunami
How many buildings were damaged
45700 destroyed
143300 damaged
What was the initial SAR attempt like
100,000 soldiers mobilised within 24 hours
63 SAR people sent from the UK including dogs and a medical support team
However survivors complained that they were left in chaotic weather
soldiers were deployed in the first 24 hours to 48 hours 160,000 deployed in 2 months
116 countries and 28 international organisations replied to appeal for help
All radio and tv coverage switched to earthquake new so people knew what to do
230 red cross teams mobilised
What happened to Fukushima
exclusion zone 20km around Fukushima later expanded to 30 km 140000 people were evacuated `
100,000 residents have not returned in the last 5 years
1000 elderly people later died due to stress from the movement
Nuclear power station shut till 2016
3 of the 6 reactors stopped working
Where did the earthquake hit
Of coast of Honshu island 373 km away from Tokyo
nearest city sendai
24 km deep
Why did the earthquake happen
Pacific plate was being subducted by Okhotske plate
Warping of pacific plate means it gets stuck and energy builds up lead to 9.0 magnitude earthquake (9th largest in history)
Multiple earthquakes due to complex fault lines on Eurasian plate
How much damage was done
300 billion most damage ever done by an earthquake
How was global stock markets impacted
Global markets fell by 10 percent
Infrastructure damage Japan
56 bridges
motorway damaged (Tohoku expressway)
motorways repaired in 6 days
26 railways
When was the earthquake
11 march 2011
How high was the tsunami
40.5 metres
GDP of Japan 2011
48,000 USD
What was the magnitude of the Japan earthquake
9.0 5th largest EQ since 1900
What were some of the secondary impacts
Panasonic damage cost 258 million USD and 17000 jobs lost
Landslides on alluvial plain from EQ and tsunami
In one care home alone 11 people died after the EQ
