The 2011 Tohoku Japanese Tsunami
By Jose Martinez Soriano
Tsunami/earthquake
The Earthquake had a magnitude of 9.0 making almost 230,000 loose there home Another tsunami hit japan in 2004 with a magnitude of 9.1 killing almost 230,000 people
Intresting Facts
- Around 16,000 people were conformed dead and 2,500 are still reported missing
- The reason the tsunami happened because two of the earth tectonic plates colided which first caused the earthquake
- 230,000 people lost there home due to the earthquake
- A pacific plate slid westward near the epicenter by 79 feet
- The tsunami was 5 foot high(1.5)m high
- Japan suffered a level 7 nuclear meltdown
Reasons why cause
Two of the earths tectonic plates collided
Other Earthquakes That Hit Japan
The 2004 Banda Aceh killing 230,000 people with a magnitude of 9.1
The Sendai Earthquake in 869
Effects
- The Buildings that were destroyed released thousands of chemicals in the ozone layer
- Around 160,000 people did not have electricity after the damage
- 170,000 people had no running water after the tsunami/earthquake