scenario of aftershock developmentThe tectonic and seismological aspects of the Great Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011 ( M w = 9.0), at the Pacific margin of the northeastern part of Honshu Island, are discussed. The structure and seismotectonic data, seismicity, and the rec...
Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 - Aftermath, Recovery, Rebuilding: The number of those confirmed dead or listed as missing was about 18,500. Most of those killed were drowning victims of the tsunami waves. Miyagi prefecture suffered the greatest los
Japan's scientists had forecast a smaller earthquake would strike the northern region of Honshu, the country's main island. Nor did they expect such a large tsunami. But there had been hints of the disaster to come. The areas flooded in 2011 closely matched those of a tsunami that hit Sen...
it actually can happen more than 10 times a year in the world. Compared to the 2011 earthquake, this earthquake seemed to be stronger to people in Fukushima. This is because the epicenter was closer to the region, and the distance of epicenter was about 10 kilometers, ...
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE QUICK FACTS On March 11, 2011 an earthquake off the pacific coast of Tohoku occurred being the biggest to hit Japan to date The earthquake was measured at 9.0 magnitude The epicenter around 70 kilometers east of the Oshika Peninsula The mega earthquake created large tsunami...
Rupture of the plate boundary fault during the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake with moment magnitude 9.0 is thought to have propagated to the trench. Surface exposure of the fault has not yet been confirmed because of great depths that are challenging to acce
Japan, now is trying to recover after a powerful earthquake and tsunami, but had recorded a series of new, strong aftershocks. In the Tokyo area was an earthquake of magnitude 6.0, and in Shizuoka Prefecture - an earthquake of magnitude 6.4. The epicenter was located at the northern tip of...
Bull Earthquake Res Inst, University Tokyo 1:9–139 (in Japanese) Fujii Y, Satake K, Sakai S, Shinohara M, Kanazawa T (2011) Tsunami source of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Japan, earthquake. Earth Planets Space 63(2):815–820 CrossRef Fujiwara T, Kodaira S, No T,...
At the time of the earthquake,Japan had 54 nuclear reactors,with two under construction, and 17 power plants, which produced about 30% of Japan’s electricity (IAEA2011). Material damage from the earthquake and tsunami is estimated at about 25 trillion yen ($300 billion). ...
The Great East Japan earthquaketsunami propagationSendai PlaincelerityvelocityThe Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 generated a massive tsunami wave that severely damaged coastal areas of Japan. Furthermore, the wave propagated into rivers, causing damage upstream far from shore. Videos ...