The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (Japanese: 東北地方太平洋沖地震, Hepburn: Tōhoku-chihō Taiheiyō Oki Jishin) occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March.The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes, causing a …

June 9, 2011 — The March 11 earthquake and tsunami left more than 28,000 dead or missing. See incredible footage of the tsunami swamping cities and turning b...

En Chile la localidad más perjudicada por el tsunami fue Puerto Viejo, en Caldera (Región de Atacama), donde hubo unas 280 casas afectadas, de las cuales 80 quedaron destruidas y otras 200 con daños de diversa consideración.A pesar de ello, no hubo víctimas. [29] Afortunadamente, no se registraron víctimas ni heridos, ya que el gobierno había dispuesto la evacuación de …

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In many parts of Japan during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami, the fifth wave was the largest. In the 1964 Alaska earthquake, the fourth wave was the largest to strike Crescent City. ... Videos of tsunami simulations show tsunami wave behavior in a way that is difficult to convey through static images and maps. ... The videos are available on YouTube ...

Le séisme de 2011 de la côte Pacifique du Tōhoku au Japon est un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude 9,1, survenu au large des côtes nord-est de l'île de Honshū le 11 mars 2011 [2].Son épicentre se situe à 130 km à l'est de Sendai, chef-lieu de la préfecture de Miyagi, dans la région du Tōhoku, ville située à environ 300 km au nord-est de Tokyo.

Mar 11, 2011 · What were the short-term effects of the 2011 Japan earthquake? Impacts on people. Death and injury – Some 15,894 people died, and 6,152 people were injured. 130,927 people were displaced, and 2,562 remain missing.. Nuclear crisis – A 9m high wave flooded the generators of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and destroyed electrical wiring. People lost …

Oct 01, 2018 · Tsunami movement. Once a tsunami forms, its speed depends on the depth of the ocean. In the deep ocean, a tsunami can move as fast as a jet plane, over 500 mph, and its wavelength, the distance from crest to crest, may be hundreds of miles. Mariners at sea will not normally notice a tsunami as it passes beneath them; in deep water, the top of ...

Natural Disasters - Interesting videos, lessons, quiz games, interactive diagrams, presentations and activities on natural disasters. ... Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011. Grades: All. Video footage of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami as it unfolded. ... Videos are embedded and streamed directly from video sites such as YouTube and ...