Japanese Earthquake of 2011 Japanese Earthquake of 2011 What? An earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale struck off Japans North-East coast‚ about 250 miles (400km) from Tokyo at a depth of 20 miles. When? The magnitude 9.0 earthquake happened at 2:46pm (local time) on Friday March 11th‚ 2011. Where? The earthquake occurred 250 miles off the North East Coast of Japans main island Honshu. Why? Japan is located on the eastern edge of the Eurasian Plate. The Pacific Plate‚ which is
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A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water‚ generally an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices)‚ landslides‚ glacier calvings‚ meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.[3] Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea waves‚ because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing
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Primary Effects occur as a result of the process itself. For example water damage during a flood or collapse of buildings during an earthquake‚ landslide‚ or hurricane. Secondary Effects occur only because a primary effect has caused them. For example‚ fires ignited as a result of earthquakes‚ disruption of electrical power and water service as a result of an earthquake‚ flood‚ or hurricane‚ or flooding caused by a landslide into a lake or river. Tertiary Effects are long-term effects that are set
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that injects millions of gallons of water‚ sand‚ and chemicals under hi pressure into a well‚ cracking the rock to release natural gases and oil. It is beginning to become scientifically linked to creating earthquakes by aggravating the faults. But before we talk about how it is causing earthquakes‚ we must first go into detail on the complete process of fracking. Fracking site drills 6000ft through aquifer toward shell – then drill horizontally which can reach up to 4000ft. Then a specific tool
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Have you wondered how much more difficult it has become to tell the difference between entertainment and news channels on television? After all‚ the television channel business‚ worth Rs18‚000 crore in advertisement and subscription fees‚ is dominated by the entertainment genre. And print‚ with Rs14‚800 crore in revenue‚ is still largely about news. This is despite the fact that there are more news channels than those of any other genre. Earlier this year‚ in response to a question in Parliament
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TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight feet. It was a tragedy of extraordinary
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include floods‚ severe weather‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural calamity can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. A natural calamity are the side effects or the after effects of natural issues or hazards like flood‚ volcanic erosion‚ land slide or earthquake which will lead to the human‚ monetary and environmental
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other hand‚ Tsunamis can be caused by a few different factors‚ which are an earthquake‚ a large-scale undersea landslide‚ a submarine volcanic eruption (Cause of Tsunami‚ n.d.). Firstly‚ the vast majority of tsunamis results from the earthquake. The earth ’s surface is covered by the continents and sea floor which are parts of the world-wide system of plates that are in the very slow motion. An earthquake occurs where the edges of plates run into one another‚ which are called faults
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Earthquake case study Christ Church Location: Christ church‚ New Zealand When: 22nd February‚ 2011 Boundary type; On an already formed fault line on the pacific plate. What happened: It is considered an aftershock of a previous 7.1 magnitude earthquake‚ which happened in September 2010. A magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit 10 km east of Christ Church and 5km deep. This was New Zealand second worst ever earthquake. A tsunami was created by the Tasman Glacier sliding into the ocean
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DISATER MANAGEMENT-ROLE OF STUDENTS In a lot of nations late teenagers are part of ’emergency rescue teams’ - mostly the training goes side by side along with ’compulsory military training’ programs. I would like to negate student community from search and rescue since that is a highly specialized job and should be left to professionals. The basic role of the student‚ in my opinion‚ is AWARENESS of what to do during and after disasters. This would lessen panicking‚ paranoid and uncontrollable people
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