Japan 2011 earthquake CS

Question 1

what was the short-term relief in Japan

Answer 1

Tsunami warning were issued 3 minutes after the earthquake

100,000 members of the Japan Self-defence force were dispatched

Received help from US military and international search and rescue

Temporary shelters were put in place

Question 2

What planning did Japan use

Answer 2

Earthquake drills every year in schools/workplaces

Emergency services trained in earthquake response methods

Government funding and policies for future earthquake hazards

Question 3

What preparation did Japan use

Answer 3

Earthquake proof buildings designed to withstand huge tremors

Larger sea walls built to block tsunamis

Hazard warnings sent to every phone

Earthquake survival kits in peoples homes

Question 4

What prediction methods did Japan use

Answer 4

Buoys in the oceans detect offshore earthquakes and predict the areas most at risk

Tsunamis can be predicted using data about magnitude and location of the earthquake

Question 5

List some background information

Answer 5

9.0 magnitude
70km from the coast of Sendai Bay
GDP 4.97 trillion USD

Question 6

What were the primary impacts on people

Answer 6

16,000 died
26,000 injured
130,000 displaced
300,000 buildings damaged
11 hospitals destroyed
4.5 million left without power

Question 7

What were the secondary impacts on the people

Answer 7

Cost of 235 billion USD

40m tsunami

Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown