Japan’s Killer Quake

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  1. How far has the coast line sunk due to this earthquake?1 m
  2. When did this earthquake occur? March 11, 2011
  3. Describe the warning system that the Japanese people had in place. ADVANCED
  4. Which earthquake wave traveled the fastest? P
  5. Which type of earthquake wave causes the most damage? S
  6. Did the nuclear power plant shut down? AUTOMATICALLY
  7. What was the first magnitude reported for the earthquake? 7à9
  8. How far off the coast of Japan was the earthquake located? 100 km
  9. How fast do the plates move near Japan? 2-3 cm
  10. Which plate is Japan located on? EURASIAN
  11. Which plate is converging with Japan’s plate? PACIFIC
  12. How many years has the energy been building up at this boundary? 200
  13. How long did the quake take? Is this typical? 5 MINUTES NO
  14. What is liquefaction? QUICKSAND
  15. Which direction did the ocean floor move that created the tsunami? UPWARDS
  16. How fast does a tsunami travel? FAST A JET-900KM
  17. What are two reasons why the tsunami reached different locations at different times? LAYOUT OF A COASTLINE-BAY
  1. Were the tsunami walls helpful in Miyako? NO
  2. How high was the tsunami at Miyako? 30 FEET
  3. Why were the walls in Miyako insufficient? COASTLINE SUNK
  4. How far did the ground sink at the nuclear power plant?7 FT-2M
  5. After the tsunami swept everything inland, where did the water go? BACK TO SEA
  6. How long (time) was the tsunami in Hawaii? 1 HR
  7. How many people in California died? 1
  8. Why did the tsunami reach heights higher than the predicted height? PICK UP A LOT DEBRIS – funnelled
  9. How many aftershocks occur during the week after the main event? 500
  10. How big are some of the aftershocks? 6à7
  11. How could this quake create more strain on a fault somewhere else? Transfer of stress…where it is relieved it is transferred to another spot!Picking a lock…
  12. What are things that can be done to prevent damage in future quakes? – GOVERNMENT SPENDING MONEY

Preparation Kit

  1. Where is the Cascadia fault? – OFF OUR COAST-SUBDUCTION

PHYSICAL

DISTORTMENT OF LAND

PACIFIC DIPPING INTO EURASIAN

TECTONIC STRESS BETWEEN PLates

P AND S WAVES CAUSED DAMAGE (S)

8,8 MAGNITUDE

LASTED FOR 5 MINUTES

LIQUEFACTION

SPEED OF THE TSUNAMI DEPENDS ON –OPEN SEA

FAST AS A JET

HEIGHT DEPENDS ON THE LAYOUT OF THE COASTLINE

Silica are ejected from the volcano=glass that can destroy the turbines of airplanes

ENVIRONMENTAL

HUGE FIRES, OIL SPILLS ETC

NUCLEAR WASTE

SALT WATER INTRUSION

Livelihoods lost

Habitats destroyed

POLITICAL

WARNING SYSTEM WORKED

STRUCTURES IN PLACE

CLEAN UP-BILLION OF DOLLARS

“One of the WORST NUCLEAR DISASTER EVER”

ECONOMICALLY

NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY END?

INFRASTRUCTURES/INDUSTRIES DESTROYED

ECONOMY RECESSION-MONEY TO REBUILD

SOCIAL/CULTURAL

HOMES LOST

EMOTIONAL DEVASTATION

TOWN WIPED OFF THE MAP

LIVES LOST = ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS

3 DAYS OF AFTERSHOCKS

WARNING FOR WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON OREGON COAST AND TOKYO

GATHER A LOT OF INFORMATION-FUTURE EVENTS