Essay on Tsunami

On March 11, 2011 Japan was rattled by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. When the tsunami hit Sendai, Japan thousands of lives were changed forever. The tsunami claimed thousands of lives, destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and roads and left behind an excessive amount of debris. The impact of the tsunami also caused a major power outage which in turn caused a major nuclear meltdown/explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. With the devastation of that day and the days…

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…

Disasters are catastrophes that have impacted many places and people. Two examples of disasters are the Japanese Tsunami and the Peshtigo Fire. The tsunami that struck Japan was a tragic event that destroyed many homes, buildings, and vehicles. After an earthquake hit, a tsunami, or a very long and high wave, formed along the coast. The wave came and destroyed many cities and towns. The Peshtigo fire was a fire that occurred in 1871. Many fires happened for the previous days and then one night,…

Day Tsunami affected the coastal zone environments. There was extreme coastal erosion due to the large waves hitting shore. The salt water also had an effect by polluting the ground. He also states that the “surface waters caused significant changes in coastal zone ecosystems, where the run-up reached up to 31 meters above sea level and in some places the shoreline moved as much as 1.5 kilometers due to wave scour and subsidence” (Szczucinski, 2006). While evaluating the effects of the tsunami,…

Samoan 2009 tsunami report: What caused the earthquake and tsunami? On Tuesday the 29th of September 2009, a huge tsunami hit Samoa – as well as several other islands – and impacted many, leaving a path of destruction. Tsunamis are big waves that are generated from earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions that occur in the ocean. When the waves move inland they gradually gain height as the ocean gets shallow. So, the speed of the tsunami is related to the depth of the ocean. Tsunamis travel very fast…

before and during the tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011 in Japan. An earthquake is a release of stress that is located in the earth’s interior. The earthquake is activated when there is a quick movement over a fault causing the tectonic plates to shift (Rothery, D, 1997, p.31, 33, 42, 44). The very strange events occurring in Japan included strange animal behavior recorded, many beaching incidents in and around japan, the destruction, and the scientific studies of this Tsunami. The tragedy…

roughly 23,000 Hiroshima style bombs, triggered a tsunami that followed shortly after (Nation Geographic 1). The Tsunami that followed caused mass destruction and is actually considered one of the deadliest natural disasters to ever be recorded (Taylor 1). This Tsunami, known as the 2004 Indonesian Tsunami, struck on December 26 at around 7:58 a.m. tore through and obliterated most of the coastline (Figure 1.1) (Tsunami Devastates 1). It is a notable Tsunami because it had been triggered by the…

The 1946 Hawaiian Tsunami On April 1, 1946, a massive tsunami struck East Hawaii causing widespread damage as well as killing 160 people. The cause of this was an undersea earthquake off the Alaskan Coast. (This Day in History) “…13,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, a 7.4-magnitude tremor was recorded in the North Pacific.” A tsunami is a series of large waves generated by an abrupt movement on the ocean floor which could be caused by an earthquake. “However, powerful undersea earthquakes…

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami March 11, 2011 A 9.0 Richter scale earthquake occurred off of the coast of Japan causing a massive tsunami that would hit the eastern coast in the Fukashima District. According to Kapucu, N., & Özerdem, A. (2013) “The damage from the earthquake alone is believed to be limited due to the country’s strong building designs and strict building codes that are followed during construction. However, the thirty five foot wall of sea water that crashed onto the shore…

Tsunamis can form in a variety of ways; they are produced by earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, and other seismic disturbances of the sea floor. In the deep open ocean, tsunami waves are usually less than 1 meter and are hardly noticeable. However, they are much longer and travel much faster than ordinary wind waves. They can have wavelengths of 240 kilometers and travel at over 700 kilometers per hour. As tsunami waves approach the shore, shoaling occurs and the waves become dangerous.…