The document summarizes the massive devastation caused by Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It was Japan's most powerful earthquake, registering a magnitude 9.0. The earthquake triggered tsunami waves up to 33 feet tall that struck Japan and smaller waves in other countries. Despite some warning, a major tsunami hit Japan within minutes, leaving many people unable to escape. The earthquake's strength shifted the Earth's axis by nearly 10 inches and altered the planet's rotation speed and the length of a day.
Incorporated Research Institue for Seismology does an amazing job at providing detailed information shortly after large earthquakes. Learn more at: http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm
Incorporated Research Institue for Seismology does an amazing job at providing detailed information shortly after large earthquakes. Learn more at: http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm
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(Η Πλάτωνος "Πολιτεία" ένα σύνγραμμα που προτιμήσαμε να αραχνιάζει στα ράφια των βιβλιοθηκών αντί να αποτελεί αντιμείμενο μελέτης.)
Η παρουσίαση αυτή είναι μάλλον μια διανοητική άσκηση για όσους θέλουν να σκέπτονται!
(Η Πλάτωνος "Πολιτεία" ένα σύνγραμμα που προτιμήσαμε να αραχνιάζει στα ράφια των βιβλιοθηκών αντί να αποτελεί αντιμείμενο μελέτης.)
Indeed, the angient stones keep their secrets tightly in the amazing sructures all over the earth from a lost civilization with so many similarities among them! We are keep looking for answers!
Taiwan Island was hit by a strong earthquack of magnitude of 7.5, on Wednesday. Doing severe damage to life and property. The epoicenter of explosion probably was 11 kilomiters south of Hualien.
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A tsunami is a series of waves that are brought about by an earthquake in the sea or any other volcanic eruption. Tsunamis have happened since the creation of the world. Major Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes that happen after the collision of tectonic plates (Samuels). Some plates are too hard to be pushed when a collision occurs they release energy causing seismic waves. These sudden seismic waves lead to an earth shake. Tsunamis can be very dangerous to the dwellers of the seashore (Taylor). Tsunamis that have happened have been recorded to cause deaths and loss of property. For instance, the largest Tsunami to occur was in Sumatra in 2004 which had a magnitude of 9.1 and left over 230,000 people dead. The Tsunami that happened in 2011 in Japan was devastating and resulted in loss of many lives. Property of approximately 300billion dollars was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. People drowned and most of them died. Many pictures were taken to keep a memory of what happened. This Tsunami was very large and impacted a lot to the Japanese government.
Many publications have been made about the historic 2011 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear accident that occurred in Japan. The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.9. Authors and photographers have published many articles with photographs of the tragedy, commonly referred to as "3/11". The earthquake hit the Tohoku region of Japan (BBC news). It swept away the entire town, killed thousands of dwellers and triggered a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Many damages were mostly along the coastline. The photo shows a wave that resulted from the tsunami earthquake as it approached Miyako City from the Heigawi estuary in Iwate Prefecture. The picture was taken on March 11, 2011, published in the Mainichi Shimbun. The photo shows the wave sweeping everything on the coastline including vehicles and houses. In the ocean, ships are seen as they are carried away, and others stack in the water. Some part of the city is submerged by the waters. The wave looks very strong and fast approaching, carrying and destroying everything on its way. This part was one of the most affected parts by the tragedy. Much of the town city was destroyed. The photo is just representation of how the deadly waves approached the cities in Japan destroying people and properties.
The earthquake in Tohoku 2011, struck the offshore of Japan beside a subduction zone where two tectonic plates were colliding. A subduction zone is where one plate slides below the other into the mantle which is the hotter layer below the crust. A recent study found out that, the Pacific plate which is in the east of Japan slides beneath the Eurasian plate (Samuels). On 11th March, 2011 an earthquake started at around 2.46pm on Friday local time. The earthquake was centered on the seafloor 72 kilometers in the East of Tohoku. It was felt in a depth of 24 kil ...
The Forbidden City was the abode of the Chinese Emperors, their families, staff and government officials. It was occupied by emperors from Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the most significant symbols of ancient Chinese. An amazing architectural complex in China.
Μάρτιος και Απρίλιος, η ανοιξιάτική εποχή της ανθοφορίας της κερασιάς. Μια αξιοθαύμαστη στιγμή ενός από τα θαύματα της φύσης. Στην Ιαπωνία όμως, η εποχή αυτή έχει περάσει στην ιστορία και στον θρύλο και παίρνει μεταφυσικές προεκτάσεις!
1. Devastation due to Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami These are horrific pictures of the massive devastation due to Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami. This was Japan's most powerful earthquake to date and in the top 4 worldwide. The earthquake created tsunami waves of up to 10 meters (33 ft) that struck Japan, with smaller waves in many other countries.
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3. The earthquake occurred in the western Pacific Ocean, 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan. Its epicenter was 373 km (232 mi) from Tokyo, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS/fotn.in). Multiple aftershocks were reported after the initial magnitude 9.0 quake at 14:46 local time.
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6. Unlike other countries which had many hours' notice of a relatively small surge, a major tsunami struck Japan with only minutes' warning, leaving many people unable to escape
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12. According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the earthquake's enormous strength shifted the Earth's axis by 25 centimeters (9.8 in). This deviation led a number of small changes, including those to the length of a day and the tilt of the Earth. The speed of the Earth's rotation increased, shortening the day by 1.6 microseconds due to the redistribution of Earth's mass.