tohoku earthquake and tsunami

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  • Created by: Toby
  • Created on: 11-05-23 21:40
when was the tohoku earthquake and tsunami?
2011
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where was the epicentre?
25km under the Pacific ocean, 100km off the Japanese coast
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what were the effects of the disaster?
15000 people died

$181 billion in reconstruction

300000 made homeless and living in temporary accommodation
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what were the primary effects of the disaster?
90% of the 15000 deaths were from drowning

wave reached 10km inland in some places

coastline dropped by 6m due to quake so the tsunami got over however the sea walls did work as intended
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what were the secondary effects of the disaster?
japan moved 2m out to sea

earth shifted 15cm on its axis

the tsunami caused the coastline to drop 6m, along with the coastal defences
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what happened at the Fukishima power plant?
the tsunami flooded the basement of the plant which housed the backup generators causing them to fail and thus a meltdown occurred, leading to an exclusion zone being set up
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