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    The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Honshu, making it one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the country. The earthquake and resulting tsunami killed over 19,000 people and left over 500,000 homeless. The tsunami devastated coastal areas and damaged cultural and environmental sites. Japan launched extensive search and rescue efforts and received aid from over 90 countries, while also upgrading its tsunami warning system in the long run.

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    The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Honshu, making it one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the country. The earthquake and resulting tsunami killed over 19,000 people and left over 500,000 homeless. The tsunami devastated coastal areas and damaged cultural and environmental sites. Japan launched extensive search and rescue efforts and received aid from over 90 countries, while also upgrading its tsunami warning system in the long run.

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    The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Honshu, making it one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the country. The earthquake and resulting tsunami killed over 19,000 people and left over 500,000 homeless. The tsunami devastated coastal areas and damaged cultural and environmental sites. Japan launched extensive search and rescue efforts and received aid from over 90 countries, while also upgrading its tsunami warning system in the long run.

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    The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Honshu, making it one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the country. The earthquake and resulting tsunami killed over 19,000 people and left over 500,000 homeless. The tsunami devastated coastal areas and damaged cultural and environmental sites. Japan launched extensive search and rescue efforts and received aid from over 90 countries, while also upgrading its tsunami warning system in the long run.

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    Tohoku Earthquake

    By Sebastian Williams
    Location

    • Japan experienced one of its


    greatest 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
    strike Japan and is in the top five in
    the world since records began in
    1900. The earthquake lasted for six
    minutes.
    Location
    • The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake struck
    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.
    The great plates are rough and stick
    together, building up energy that is
    released as earthquakes. East of
    Japan, the Pacific plate dives
    beneath the overriding Eurasian
    plate. The temblor completely
    released centuries of build up
    between the two tectonic plates, a
    recent study found.
    Social Impacts
    • The social impacts of the Tohoku
    earthquake were overwhelming. The
    death toll reached roughly 19,000,
    although a large majority of these
    fatalities occurred due to drowning in
    the tsunami. Those who did survive
    the immediate effects of the
    earthquake had to face another
    challenge: staying alive. At least
    46,027 buildings were destroyed
    either by crumbling from the
    earthquake, being washed away by
    the tsunami. 500,000 people were
    left homeless.
    Cultural & Environmental Impacts

    • The devastation caused by the


    quake brought the tourism
    industry of Japan to a sudden
    decline. The epicentre of the
    earthquake was located near
    the coast of Matsushima, an
    area with over 200 islands that
    is one of the most recognized
    natural landmarks of Japan. The
    islands, as well as many
    traditional temples and shrines
    located nearby, were severely
    damaged by the quake.
    Short-Term Response

    • Three minutes after the earthquake


    a tsunami warning was issued
    • Fifty-nine search and rescue
    experts, four medics and two
    sniffer dogs flew out on a private
    charter plane with 11 tonnes of
    equipment on board
    • Ninety-one countries offered aid,
    from blankets and food to search
    dogs and military support
    Long-Term Response

    • In the tsunami's aftermath,


    Japan's Meteorological
    Agency was criticized for
    issuing an initial tsunami
    warning that underestimated
    the size of the wave. The
    country in 2017 unveiled a
    newly installed, upgraded
    tsunami warning system.

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