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Sendai
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Earthquake, Japan
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Sendai
Tectonic hazards
Earthquakes
Sendai
9.0
100km east of Sendai, Japan
11th March 2011
4th largest earthquake ever recorded
Pacific Plate slipped 5-10m
Triggered a 10m high tsunami
The 10 waves hit 3000km of coastline
The waves reached 10km inland
Responces
Long term?
Future contingency plans will need to consider the defennce needed to stop another large tsunami
Japan is already the most indebted country and the tsunami will make the problem worse
Short term
Survivors huddled together to keep warm
100000 soldiers where mobilized
UK sent 63 search and rescue specialists
Other contries, like the USA, provided a lot of aid
Effects
Long Term
Half a million homeless
At lest 1 million homes without water
Fukushima nuclear power station exploded
More than 700 aftershocks
Short term
Parts of the coast where moved 4m into the Passific
500km2 where flooded
Tokyo skyscrapers shook like trees
Over 25000 dead or missing
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