effect on Japan as a whole. On March 11‚ 2011‚ a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the coast‚ just off of Japans borders‚ the earthquake its self‚ moved the earth off of its axis. The massive 5 minute long earthquake moved the earth’s tectonic plates‚ which then triggered a 15 meter high tsunami‚ less than an hour later. There was a 5.6 meter high defence wall‚ bordering the power plant‚ which sank about a meter during the earthquake. The defence wall was destroyed from the raging tsunami‚ which
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at least 60 known faults. The earth still moves frequently in these smaller less known areas. One example of this is the earthquake that was focused in the Northridge area happened in January 1994. It only lasted 30 seconds registering at 6.7 on the Richter scale but the aftershocks lasted for several days afterwards. Ground displacement is the second hazard main of earthquakes. Especially if there is a building or roadway on or near the fault line. This quake alone killed 60 people‚ and injuring
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McKaylah Andreas looked out her window. She lived in a small house on the side of the vast Pacific ocean‚ but there was nothing special about that. The ocean was everywhere these days. Stupid earthquakes! She had never been particularly fond of the water‚ and found it funny how people paid so much for an oceanside view. She would pay anything to move away from the disaster that she had inadvertently caused. “McKaylah! Come downstairs for breakfast‚ the boat is going to be here to take you to
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The movie‚ San Andres‚ is an exciting movie about major earthquakes devastating California. While there are some scientific truths in the film‚ there are many more scientific fallacies. All of the fallacies in the film are done out of ignorance‚ as a plot device. In this paper‚ both the truths and fallacies will be addressed. To give the film some credit‚ we will first address what was portrayed accurately. In the opening scene a young woman is driving on a winding hillside road‚ when she gets taken
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marketing in Japan. Caterpillar has a good opportunity to expand Japan market share and to achieve more profits because that the Japanese government demand huge number of heavy construction equipments to rebuild the damaged infrastructure caused by earthquake and tsunami. Though Komatsu is a strong competitor against Caterpillar and has a bigger market share‚ Caterpillar’s future sale will still increasing and the profits will soar in the Japan market. Caterpillar Japan Profile Caterpillar‚ which
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Fact file on a Natural Hazard. Natural Hazard:MEDC / LEDC | Earthquake‚ Haiti | Location (include a map) | Haiti | When did it happen? | The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday‚ 12 January 2010. | Why? – which plates wereInvolved? | On a global tectonic scale‚ movement of the Caribbean and the North American plates were responsible for the Haitian earthquake. However on a subregional tectonic scale‚ there is a smaller plate that separates the Caribbean and
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for japans surface area. Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Due to Japan being located in a region where many continental plates intersect‚ Japan experiences several earthquakes. Most parts of Japan also experience tidal waves. One of the worst earthquakes to take place in Japan is known as the “Great Kanto Earthquake”‚ this hit the Kanto plain (near Tokyo) in 1923 and over 100‚000 people were killed during this incident! Although this was pretty bad‚ another Earthquake hit in 1995‚ this time it hit
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of energy released during an earthquake. It may be expressed using several magnitude scales. One of these‚ Used in Southern California‚ is called the Richter scale. To calculate magnitude‚ the amplitude of waves on a seismogram is measured‚ correcting for the distance between the recording instrument and the earthquake epicentre. Since magnitude is representative of the earthquake itself‚ there is thus only one magnitude per quake. Taking the Lawton earthquake of 1998 APR 28‚ as an example
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represents the meaning of plates and boundaries. As an example of activity is an earthquake‚ which is caused by two plates like the Eurasian and pacific plate pushing towards each other‚ pushing the land upwards causing a mountain as well as an earthquake. The plates are pieces of land that make up the outer crust‚ these could move together‚ move apart or move alongside each other resulting in mountains‚ volcanoes and earthquakes‚ this happens deep below the surface and as the earth is spinning and moving
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Director of Earthquake Preparedness for Los Angeles and have been tasked with writing a press release educating the public on earthquake preparedness. Prepare a 700- to 1‚050-word press release that includes the following information: · Descriptions of hazards associated with earthquakes in Los Angeles · Origin and causes of earthquakes · Relation of earthquakes to plate tectonics and faults in Los Angeles · Historical disasters associated with past earthquakes · Potential
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