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Rikuzentakata rikuzentakata or in japanese is a city in iwate, japan. Liquefaction occurs when infrastructure is built on unstable ground, like marsh lands. View and download powerpoint presentations on tsunami and earthquake in japan 2011 ppt. Tsunami can cause huge destruction when they hit coastline. Tsunami inland penetration with strong inundation flow causes damage.
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Mar 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in japan 11 march 2011. The quake was bad enough, but what followed was the stuff of. Mar 28, 20 the quake was the most powerful to hit japan in recorded history and the tsunami it unleashed travelled across the pacific ocean, triggering tsunami warnings and alerts for 50 countries as far away as the western coasts of canada, the u. The earthquake and tsunami also caused extensive and severe structural damage in northeastern japan, including heavy damage to roads and railways as. As of 22 april 2011, the city had confirmed 837 deaths with 1,196 missing. Figure figure2 2 compares distribution of watermark heights for 1896 meiji sanriku tsunami, 1933 showa sanriku tsunami and 1960 chilean tsunami. Download figure open in new tab download powerpoint. The quake was the most powerful to hit japan in recorded history and the tsunami it unleashed travelled across the pacific ocean, triggering tsunami warnings and alerts for 50 countries as far away as the western coasts of canada, the u. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 aftermath of the. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 aftermath of the disaster. Lessons from the great east japan earthquake world bank. It also caused a temporary rise in sea level of up to 40m. Where did it happen a written description of the location.
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