IF YOU HAVE A POWER

TO STOP A NATURAL DISASTER WHICH WOULD YOU

CHOOSE ?
 OVERALL
THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
 It’s also called Great Sendai Earthquake or
Great Tohoku Earthquake
 The earthquake and tsunami occurred on
March 11, 2011 in northeastern of Japan

 It was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake at a depth

of 15.2 miles.
 Took place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo
1. DEATHS
- Nearly 20,000 deaths and 2,500 missing

- More than 125,000 buildings have been ruined.-

- Long blackouts happened for more than 4.4 million
buildings
2.NUCLEAR MELTDOWN
- The earthquake and tsunami disabled the power
and cooling of 3 Fukushima reactors
- More than 100,000 people were evacuated
from their homes because the nuclear
accident
 3.Economy effects
- The direct financial damage from the disaster is estimated to be about
$199 billion.
- The total economic cost could reach up to $235 billion, the
world bank estimated.
 Conclusion
- Earthquake engineers examined the
damage, looking for ways to build buildings
more resistant to quakes and tsunami.

-Studies are ongoing today. The

tsunami itself died out a long time ago,
but the effects in Japan will be there for
decades.
Thank you for
your listening!