Tsunami Student’s Name Course Instructor Date 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 ...

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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.

2. 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

3. kilometers below the earth surface. The earth shaking lasted for
approximately six minutes. After the earthquake, scientists
discovered a layer of slippery clay that lined the fault and
researchers have thought this clay to have allowed the sliding of
the two plates and facilitated this huge earthquake and tsunami.
The residents were worn of the coming tsunami by the Japan’s
warning system especially the residents of Tokyo. Many deaths
were prevented by the country’s seismic building codes and
warnings. High speed trains and factory assembly lines were
slowed to prevent more impacts. The warnings were done
through text messages that were sent to cellphones (BBC news).
The effects of Tsunami are experienced for many years even
after the occurrence. The first impact that is highly remembered
for ages is the loss of people in the affected area. Tsunamis
cause a lot of deaths which are very sudden and covering a large
geographical area. The pain of losing loved ones is very much
having in mind that the affected are mostly from the same
geographical region. In the previous Tsunami disaster in Japan
in 2011, the death toll raised up to 15,891 according the report
published by the Japan’s National Agency. Most of the victims
died through drowning with more than 2000 reported missing
(Taylor). The other impact of the Tsunamis is in the economic
sector where it destroyed many buildings including three story
building where people had run for shelter. Machinery, vehicle
food produce were among the highly destroyed commercial
commodities. To the government losses so much in rescuing the
victims and also in providing medical attention to those who
survived with major injuries. The nuclear meltdown was one of
the losses that the Japan government underwent. The cooling
machines could not operate well hence the meltdown of nuclear
(CNN Wire Staff).
The earthquake and tsunami was very large and impacted
on the Japanese government. Many people were killed in the
tragedy. Those who survived lost their loved ones and their

4. homes. Up to today some live like refugees in their own
country. Property that amounted to huge sums of money was
lost from the tsunami. A record says that property of
approximately 300 billion dollars was lost. This affected greatly
the economy of Japan and the world at large. Losing many
people in the tragedy was not pleasing and it pulled down the
economy. The tsunami also affected the cooling system at the
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which resulted to a
meltdown and radioactive materials were released in the sea. A
picture shown above can clearly show how the tsunami was
wavy and destructive. Lots of damage was done despite the
warning that the residents had received. The forecasters had
predicted a smaller tsunami than the one that happened. To date
recovery measures are on way but are slow because they were
very huge (Oskin).
References
BBC news. (Match 11, 2011). Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits
north-east. BBC News
CNN Wire Staff, (March 12, 2011). Widespread destruction
from Japan earthquake, tsunamis. CNN
Oskin B. (2015). Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011.Live
science.
Samuels, R. J. (2013). 3.11: Disaster and Change in Japan.
Cornell University Press
Taylor, A. (2011). Japan Earthquake: Aftermath. In Focus