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2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Where Was The Event
This event took place in the Tohoku region, Japan in 2011
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0 magnitude that caused a massive tsunami
What Caused The Event?
The event happened along a convergent boundary
The plates slipped and rubbed, and the built up energy was released in a huge
earthquake
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Geology of Nearby Area and its Effects
The bedrock of the plates nearby is mainly composed of basalt, which stores seismic energy after the original quake
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The sandy soil near the oceans soften the shock by spreading it out along the beaches but that does not prevent the
tsunami from happening
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Negative Occurrences
The plates moved quite a bit, and many buildings collapsed and were knocked
over
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Large tsunami caused flooding, and took down power
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Science Behind the Earthquake
Environmental Effects
The earthquake itself only really had an effect on the shore environment
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They released massive amounts of deadly radiation into the air and into the pacific
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The radiation has been slowly
creeping through the pacific, and has reached dangerous levels as far east as boston
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How Were Humans Affected?
As many as 16,000 people died from the earthquake and tsunami
Massive amounts of people were displaced due to home and property destruction
Much of the coastline was flooded, blocking access to resources vital to Japan
Fukushima meltdowns affected many, many more, and continue to affect people
Was There Any Warning?
The warning system let people know only 1 minute beforehand
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People sent out ships in response to help retrieve the dead and missing
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Fukushima did not recover well
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Japan as a whole, however,
recovered rather well
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The epicenter was only 30 miles south of Tokyo
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There are many more earthquakes that have happen in Japan a long time ago but
the records of them are lost or destroyed
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There are programs in place in case of another earthquake
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Another major program is to move all or most nuclear plants more inland to
prevent another nuclear meltdown
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