Sendai, Japan. One of the most destructive tsunamis' by Karam Rihani https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41 en-us 2023-04-25 09:43:47 UTC 2023-04-25 10:10:17 UTC hello@padlet.com When did it happen? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567000620 The Great Sendai Earthquake and Great Thoku Earthquake, are significant natural disasters that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, respectively.]]> 2023-04-25 09:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567000620 Where did it happen? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567001748 The epicenter of the 2011 earthquake was around 80 miles (130 km) east of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.]]> 2023-04-25 09:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567001748 What caused it? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567002558 The subduction zone known as the Japan Trench, which divides the subducting Pacific Plate from the Eurasian Plate, ruptured, resulting in the earthquake.]]> 2023-04-25 09:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567002558 What damage was caused? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567005075 Over 120,000 structures were completely destroyed, 278,000 were demolished in half, and 726,000 were damaged.]]> 2023-04-25 09:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567005075 How many people died? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567006042 19,759]]> 2023-04-25 09:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567006042 What was the magnitude? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567007652 The magnitude-9.0 earthquake]]> 2023-04-25 09:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567007652 What was the affected area? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567009257  Iwate prefecture, just north of Miyagi prefecture, and Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Chiba.]]> 2023-04-25 09:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567009257 What was the economical impact karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567013783 The "Triple Disaster" caused enormous economic damage: 138,000 structures were destroyed, and there were $360 billion in lost profits. ]]> 2023-04-25 10:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567013783 What was the environmental impact? karamrihani797 https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567014459 The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami had a negative impact on the environment by contaminating groundwater (saltwater and other pollutants from the ocean seeped into the ground as a result of the tsunami), removing silt from coastal waterways (due to the force of the tsunami), and destroying coastal ecosystems.]]> 2023-04-25 10:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/karamrihani797/u197z3p7nheqty41/wish/2567014459