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  1. Case Study

    The 2011 Japan earthquake illustrates the complexity of managing natural disasters in even the most developed and prepared nations. The event prompted further refinements in disaster preparedness and response in Japan and globally, highlighting the need for continuous assessment and adaptation to seismic risks.

  2. Japan 2011 Earthquake Case Study

    The 2011 Japan Earthquake: Tōhoku. Japan experienced one of its largest seismic events on March 11 2011. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred 70km off the coast of the northern island of Honshu where the Pacific and North American plate meet. It is the largest recorded earthquake to hit Japan and is in the top five in the world since records ...

  3. Japan Earthquake 2011

    Japan earthquake 2011 Case Study What? An earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale struck off Japan's northeast coast, about 250 miles (400km) from Tokyo at a depth of 20 miles. When? The magnitude 9.0 earthquake happened at 2:46 pm (local time) on Friday, March 11, 2011.

  4. Sara Merken's Case Study on 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

    This event caused mass destruction, killing thousands and displacing more than 450,000. While Japan deployed a quick response, gaps in disaster management plans led to a worldwide impact. Merken reviews the global impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake, analyzing the role played by Japan's disaster response protocol in this case study.

  5. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011

    Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people. A powerful earthquake off the coast of Honshu also generated a series of large tsunami waves that devastated many coastal areas and triggered a major nuclear accident.

  6. japan earthquake 2011 case study sheet

    The magnitude 9.0 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck 30KM offshore of Japan, along a subduction zone where two of Earth's tectonic plates collide. In a subduction zone, one plate slides beneath another into the mantle, the hotter layer beneath the crust. Less than an hour after the earthquake, the first of many tsunami waves hit Japan's coastline.

  7. Tohoku, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Disaster

    Case Study. Background. On March 11, 2011, an earthquake shook the pacific coast of Japan. This earthquake was a 9.0 magnitude, which initiated a Tsunami across the Pacific Coast, crashing into a 400km stretch on the coast of Tohoku. ... Response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster. Philosophical Transactions ...

  8. (PDF) The 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Reconstruction and

    Selected case studies document the significance of the 2011 disaster and its environmental and social impacts, as well as the recovery and reconstruction process. It complements previous publications, albeit covering a larger time span, summarizing experiences and lessons learned in various aspects of the process, as well as issues that remain ...

  9. PPT Earthquake Case Study Japan 2011.ppt

    GCSE Topic 5- Restless Earth MEDC Earthquake Case Study: Fukishima, Japan 2011 Produced by: www.Geographybase.co.uk Background Info: • The Earthquake occurred on 11th March 2011 at 2.46 PM (local time) • It measured a catastrophic 9.0 on the Richter Scale. • It is the largest Earthquake to be recorded in Japan in living memory.

  10. Tohoku, Japan 2011 (Earthquake Case Study)

    Case Study of the Japan 2011 earthquake in Tohoku.This is the sixth video for the AQA GCSE 9-1 Geography course, and the sixth video of the Challenge of Natu...