2011 TŌHOKU

EARTHQUAKE
G R E AT E AS T J AP AN E AR T H Q U AK E
Japan
“Land Of The Rising Sun”
Tohoku, Japan
Japan
“One Of The Most Earthquake-
prone Regions Of The World”
Tohoku, Japan
Earthquake & tsunami
Tohoku
When?
The 9.1magnitude earthquake occurred
on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 at a
relatively shallow depth of 32 , with its 
epicenter approximately 72 km east of
the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan,
lasting approximately six minutes
FACTS ABOUT
2011 TOHOKU
EARTHQUAKE
 1) Fourth Ever Largest Earthquake
 The incidence
surpassed the
Southern Chile (9.5
Mw), Prince William
Sound, Alaska, USA
(9.2 Mw), and the
Northern Sumatra, in
the West Coast of
Indonesia (9.1 Mw)
earthquake and
tsunami incidences.
2) More Energy than Hiroshima Bombs

The earthquake
produced a lot of
energy which was
equivalent to 8,000
Hiroshima atom
Bombs which were
used in
Hiroshima and Nagas
aki
in the 1945 World
War II.
 3) It Claimed over 230,000 Lives
 was ranked fifth among such
incidences which has claimed
the lives of the highest
number of people across the
world. This falls behind China,
Shansi (830,000), China
Tangshan (655,000),
Indonesia, Sumatra (250,000),
and Syria, Aleppo (231,000).
Also, the incidence led to the
loss of property worth millions
of dollars.
DEATHS (JAPAN)
 The number of confirmed deaths is
15,894 as of June 10, 2016, according
to the reconstruction agency. More
than 2,500 people are still reported
missing.
 Thetsunami waves reached run-up
heights.
 Thetsunami flooded an estimated
area of approximately 217 square
miles (561 square kilometers) in
Japan.
4) Worst Ever Incidence in Japan

It was ranked as

the worst ever in
the Japanese
recorded with its
9.1 Mw and 30-
foot strength
being ranked the
highest.
 5) Resulted to 30ft-Tsunami with
Waves
 According to the Meteorological
Agency, the Japan Earthquake and
Tsunami of 2011 resulted to waves of
up to 30 ft. These waves led to
collapsing of buildings and other
structures. It also swept away large
objects such as cars and other
structures placed on the earth
surface. In Sendai, Japan, over 100
evacuation sites that were designated
to save people from the earthquake
hit region of Tokyo were eventually
destroyed by the tsunami waves.
Conclusion
 TheJapan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
caused huge losses to the country. Over
$300 billion property and resources were
destroyed by the incidence in Tohoku
among other places in Japan. The recovery
process took (and still taking) a lot of time
and resources.