Rms japan earthquake and tsunami hd model datasheet. This earthquake that lasted approximately 3 minutes 170 seconds caused a km long by 159 km wide rupture. Figure 2 earthquakes of m 7 or more in the japanese archipelago 18851995, depths of 100 km or less source. Japan is one of the most earthquakeprone countries in the world, and although the high level of economic and technological development has permitted the country to reduce human and economic consequences of earthquakes, the risk of a largescale disaster cannot be eliminated. Earthquake damage and seismic code for buildings in japan. Urgent survey for 2011 great east japan earthquake and. The forces of the earthquake were so powerful that even the earths axis shifted a few centimetres and shortened the earths day by a few microseconds5. The event began with a powerful earthquake off the coast of honshu, japans main island, which initiated a series of large tsunami waves that devastated many coastal areas. Extensive firestorms and even a fire tornado added to the death toll. Especially devastating disasters occurred in iwate, miyagi, and fukushima prefectures. The data collected are input to the earthquake phenomena observation system.
To monitor earthquakes, jma operates an earthquake observation network comprised of about 200 seismographs and 600 seismic intensity meters. The earthquake that occurred in japan on march 11, 2011, triggered an extremely destructive tsunami 1, which destroyed cities along the paci. Rikuzentakata, japan a memorial senbazuru origami cranes hangs from a piling at the heavily damaged dock in rikuzentakata, japan. The march 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that occurred in japan followed by the nuclear crisis at the fukushima nuclear complex, evacuations, and shortage of electricity are having a large negative economic impact on the country but a lesser effect on world markets. Disaster preparedness tokyo is tailored to the various local features of tokyo, its urban structure, and the lifestyles. It was the largest earthquake in recorded history in japan. The tsunami attacked all the pacific coasts in japan impacting the coastal towns from hokkaido to chiba prefecture. This explains why japan is one of the most earthquakeprone countries in the world. Pdf the tohoku region, northeast japan, was hit by a gigantic earthquake which occurred in the pacific close to tohoku, and subsequently by a giant. Japans most powerful earthquake since records began. Laws and regulations were amended, and a new tsunami countermeasure law was enacted.
The basic rates of earthquake insurance were changed in july 2014. Todays earthquakes in japan map of earthquakes today. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 a massive tsunami, generated by a powerful undersea earthquake, engulfing a residential area in natori, miyagi prefecture, northeastern honshu, japan, on march 11, 2011. It also collects data from over 3,600 seismic intensity meters managed by local governments and the national research institute for earth science and disaster prevention nied. Japan meteorological agency earthquake information. This is a list of earthquakes in japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.
Pdf the 2011 eastern japan great earthquake disaster. Digital archive of japans 2001 disasters map layers harvard university japan earthquake interactive map guardian japan earthquake refugee maps map actioninternet archive japan evacuation zones march 25 new york times japan earthquake before and after abc australia. Unavco community response to the 11 march 2011, mw9. In the distance are remnants of a flood gate through which a deadly wall of water swept inland to claim the. Kb external link introduction, table of contents, symbol mark pdf. The orphan tsunami of 1700japanese clues to a parent. Insitute of seismology and earthquake engineering special page iris special event page cesmd strong motion data tohoku, japan m9. Earthquake insurance in japan has been expanded and revised in the third edition to reflect the following changes that have taken place in earthquake insurance in japan since the publication of the second edition in april 2008. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the richter magnitude scale m l or the moment magnitude scale m w, or the surface wave magnitude scale m s for very old. Preliminary observations on the niigata ken chuetsu, japan. Pdf damage from the great east japan earthquake and tsunami. Centuries of earthquake records in japan have allowed analysing the historic recurrence patterns of certain earthquakes. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and ten minutes. Seismic intensity values of 3 or more have not been observed in any region.
To make matters worse, japans nuclear industry was shattered. The orphan tsunami of 1700, now in its second edition, tells this scientific detective story through its north american and japanese clues. It is striking that only 6 earthquakes over the last 106 years account for over half of the energy released during that time. The tokyo metropolitan government has compiled a manual called disaster preparedness tokyo tokyo bousai to help households get fully prepared for an earthquake directly hitting tokyo and other various disasters. Japan has used the experience to better prepare for future disasters. Facility for disaster risk reduction, japanese shisetsupdf. The act encourages governors of local prefectural fig.
Evaluation of civil protection mechanism case study. Earthquake, any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through earths rocks. Seismic intensity values of 3 or more have not been observed in any city, town or village. Damages due to the earthquake are significant especially. However, because large areas were affected and some municipalities lost functions, the. Forty people were killed, almost 3,000 were injured, and numerous landslides destroyed entire upland villages. Labour measures for recovery from the great east japan earthquake as international public resources.
The sudden horizontal and vertical thrusting of the pacific plate, which has been slowly advancing under the eurasian plate near japan, displaced the water above and spawned a. The great east japan earthquake brought the starkest crisis since thedesolation of the second world war. Powerful earthquakes hit japan world news the guardian. The 2011 eastern japan great earthquake disaster core. Map collection japan earthquake and tsunami maps 2011. Some of the names of citiestownsvillages in the message are the versions. Request pdf on may 14, 2011, yuichi tamura and others published earthquake in japan find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Earthquake disaster management in japan by koji ikeuchi1 and. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7. In japan, the japan meteorological agency jma measures seismic activity in units of shindo, seismic intensity, degree of shaking. The tsunami was especially devastating to three prefectures near the epicentre. This orphan tsunami would not be linked to its parent earthquake until the middle 1990s, through an extraordinary series of discoveries in both north america and japan. Activities of japanese police in the great east japan. The earthquake began on tuesday, august 16, 2005, and affected japans northeastern.
Store at least 1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72hour period. Congressional research service summary the march 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that occurred in japan followed by the nuclear crisis are having a large negative impact on the economy of japan but a lesser effect on world trade and financial markets. Japans earthquake and tsunami case study the japanese earthquake of friday 11th march 2011 had a magnitude of 9 on the richter scale. The bulding standard law has not been revised yet, but a new noti. Bousai is japanese for disaster preparedness coverpdf. Economic history department, lse, houghton street, london wc2a 2ae, uk. Case study report earthquake japan 2011 european commission. Earthquake building codes and technology in japan blog. Legal responses to the great east japan earthquake. Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern japan on march 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people. For japan, it was the first time, since world war ii, that a disaster affected more than one prefecture. Disaster preparedness tokyo tokyo metropolitan government. Japanese headquarters for earthquake research promotion, n. Earthquake disaster countermeasures was enacted to promote preparation for earthquakes that occur anywhere in japan.