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NATURAL HAZARD IN JAPAN
Japan
1200 affected households
What is an Earthquake?
An earthquake is the sudden movement of the Earth (tectonic plates), caused by the a release of stored energy for a long time
What is an Tsunami?
- A tsunami is a series of waves generated in an ocean or other bodies of water, due to earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption or meteorite impact. Tsunamis can cause great damage when they hit the coast. Some people call tsunamis "tidal waves", but these are giant waves
MINDMAP
Japan
Earthquake
magnitude
Tsunami
The epicenter was located 130 kilometers offshore from Sendai, occurred only 24 km deep
consequences
One of the consequences of the
natural disaster that
occurred on Japan was
the explosion
of the nuclear
power plant
on Fukushima.
Tokyoites enter at supermarkets to get their things needed to survive after the Natural Hazard. Such as food and drinks.
About 4.4 million homes were without power in northeast Japan.
Concluding
Tips...
The earthquake which struck on Friday 11 of March on the northeast coast of Japan has been the most severe recorded in this country over the last 140 years, according to Japanese seismological authorities.
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
One of the positive things is that 600 children were saved because they could climb to the top of the roof of their school.
There was a Tsunami of ten meters high which has wiped out everything in its path, including homes, cars and buildings. Another seven-meter tsunami swept northern Japan then!!
140.000 people have died becuase of the hazard.
An estimated damage costs amount to ten billion dollars
45 countries offered to help
the citizens of Japan!
8.9
Plates :
Sendai
Pacific plate was shifted to high speed and sank beneath the trench of japan.
This movement was a destructive and a coservative too
IT OCCURRED AT 14:46 ON FRIDAY 11 OF MARCH.