Japan 2011 Tsunami By Jayden Dwyer
Summary
On March 11, 2011, 231 miles northeast of Japan a 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred 15.2 miles underwater. This is the biggest earthquake in Japanese history. The earthquake erupted along a subduction zone, this is where two tectonic plates meet and collide (convergent) with each other. Subduction is a process where one of the two plates slides underneath the other plate melting into the mantle, this builds up stress between the two plates and is released as an earthquake, the two plates that performed this subduction were the Pacific Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The plate that subducted was the Pacific Plate.
Location
the location of the tsunami originated off the north-east coast …show more content…
The older men of the group stated that as they were older, and they have lived their life and the younger employees still had lives to live, allowing their lives to be claimed in the process of ceiling the front entrance. This blocked the access for radiation to flow out quickly and gave time for teams to help contain the radiation. This just shows the culture in Japan as an act like this would never take place in Australia, not because we are selfish or ignorant but because it wouldn’t be a heroic act, it would be viewed as a stupid decision. This is due to the Australian …show more content…
Tsunamis cannot be predicted same goes for earthquakes, however, the main trigger for tsunamis is large earthquakes. When a large earthquake occurs, and it is in the ocean warnings can be sent to all countries near the epicentre of the earthquake and be told to prepare for a tsunami it is possible that an earthquake won’t happen however it is always better to be safe than sorry.
If you know that a tsunami is coming the best thing to do is, make your way to the high ground as quickly as possible. Getting on top of a house or medium sized building is not advised as if the power of the tsunami is high the house or building that has been used can be ripped out of the ground and brings down whoever is on top. Getting to the top of a mountain that is looking down at the low ground is a good option as you can tell if the tsunami is rising and you need to leave and proceed to an even higher location.
What measures can be taken to protect building and people from
Summary
On March 11, 2011, 231 miles northeast of Japan a 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred 15.2 miles underwater. This is the biggest earthquake in Japanese history. The earthquake erupted along a subduction zone, this is where two tectonic plates meet and collide (convergent) with each other. Subduction is a process where one of the two plates slides underneath the other plate melting into the mantle, this builds up stress between the two plates and is released as an earthquake, the two plates that performed this subduction were the Pacific Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The plate that subducted was the Pacific Plate.
Location
the location of the tsunami originated off the north-east coast …show more content…
The older men of the group stated that as they were older, and they have lived their life and the younger employees still had lives to live, allowing their lives to be claimed in the process of ceiling the front entrance. This blocked the access for radiation to flow out quickly and gave time for teams to help contain the radiation. This just shows the culture in Japan as an act like this would never take place in Australia, not because we are selfish or ignorant but because it wouldn’t be a heroic act, it would be viewed as a stupid decision. This is due to the Australian …show more content…
Tsunamis cannot be predicted same goes for earthquakes, however, the main trigger for tsunamis is large earthquakes. When a large earthquake occurs, and it is in the ocean warnings can be sent to all countries near the epicentre of the earthquake and be told to prepare for a tsunami it is possible that an earthquake won’t happen however it is always better to be safe than sorry.
If you know that a tsunami is coming the best thing to do is, make your way to the high ground as quickly as possible. Getting on top of a house or medium sized building is not advised as if the power of the tsunami is high the house or building that has been used can be ripped out of the ground and brings down whoever is on top. Getting to the top of a mountain that is looking down at the low ground is a good option as you can tell if the tsunami is rising and you need to leave and proceed to an even higher location.
What measures can be taken to protect building and people from