Tōhoku Earthquake Flashcards
(20 cards)
How many deaths from Tōhoku Earthquake?
19,759
How many injured from Tōhoku Earthquake?
6,242
How many missing after Tōhoku Earthquake?
2,553
how far east of Sendai was the Focus?
72km
How tall were the largest Tsunami waves?
40m
What was the magnitude of the Tōhoku Earthquake?
9.1
How many buildings collapsed after Tōhoku Earthquake?
121,778
How many buildings damaged after Tōhoku Earthquake?
> 1,000,000
How many households were left without electricity after Tōhoku Earthquake?
4.4 million
how deep was the focus of the Tōhoku Earthquake?
29km
How expensive were the total damages of the Tōhoku Earthquake?
$360 billion
what proportion of Japan is protected by sea walls?
40%
How many “cultural properties” were damaged by the Tōhoku Earthquake?
754
where had the seismographs predicted the Tōhoku earthquake to hit?
Tokai
What data was taken to be used next time from the Tōhoku Earthquake?
Gravimetric Data
How many seismographs are in Japan
> 1,200, 600 seismic stations
What did the JMA do in anticipation of Tōhoku?
send Earthquake alerts
What is Japan’s HDI
0.920, 24th in the world
when was the Tōhoku Earthquake/Tsunami
11th March 2011
How long between Tsunami warning and Tsunami contact?
20-30 mins
