Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Sendai 2011
Japan 8.9 EarthQuake and Tsunami Overview
On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 JTM a magnitude 8.9 earthquake near Sendai, 231 miles northeast of Tokyo, Japan occurred at a depth of 15.2 miles. This moved its coastline as much as 13 feet, averaging eight feet along a stretch measuring 300 mile, and has shifted the Earth on its axis by 10 inches. Within an hour after the quake a Tsunami with a wall of water up to 30 feet high washed over the Japanese coast. See videos below...
How powerful was the quake?
The U.S. Geological survey has assigned the quake a magnitude of 8.9, while Japan's Meteorological Agency has upgraded it from an 8.8 to a 9.0. It is the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan since record-keeping began in the late 19th century. By comparison, the 2010 Haiti earthquake was a 7.0, and the 2010 Chile earthquake was an 8.8.
Nuclear crisis in Japan?
By 10:29 pm Cooling system at Fukushima nuclear report are reported not working. Japan's nuclear safety agency has rated the damage to the Fukushima Daiichi plant a four out of seven on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale. By comparison, the 1986 Chernobyl disaster was a seven, and the 1979 Three Mile Island meltdown was a five. A four signifies an "accident with local consequences."
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