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Japan 2011 Earthquake + Tsunami (Basic Information (March 11th 2011,…
Japan 2011 Earthquake + Tsunami
Basic Information
March 11th 2011, Northeastern Japan
Magnitude 9 earthquake causing tsunami
More than 120,000 buildings destroyed
Financial damage up to 199 billion dollars
It's the costliest natural disaster in world history
Caused 15,894 deaths and more than 2500 people missing
Tsunami waves reached a height of 39 meters
Traveled inland as far as 10 km in Sendai
The tsunami caused a cooling system failure at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which resulted in a level-7 nuclear meltdown and release of radioactive materials.
More than 5,000 aftershocks hit Japan in the year after the earthquake, the largest a magnitude 7.9.
The tsunami broke icebergs off the Sulzberger Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
Effects
Collapsed buildings
Fissures in roads
Tsunamis
Downed power lines
Nuclear plant failure (release of radioactive materials)
Stake Holders
Government
Public
Education
Media
Science
Who was affected?
Citizens in Chile
Citizens in Sendai
Citizens in Japan
Sea creatures
Environment