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Lessons of the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | AIST TODAY 2012-3 http://unit.aist.go.jp/actfault-eq/english/index.html For inquiries about this article : Active Fault and Earthquake Research Center The magnitude of natural phenomena Every single researcher in the field of geoscience must have been fully aware that the Japanese archipelago could be hit, at any time, by natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic activity. Despite this knowledge, however, we came to learn the relentless power of Mother Earth first-hand on March 11, 2011. As a result of the off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku earthquake, it is estimated that the ocean floor off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region shifted up to several tens of meters to the east and also rose by several meters. Although this may seem to be an insignificant change when compared with the overall size of the Japanese archipelago, which is several hundred kilometers wide, the generated tsunami completely destroyed the coastal area and vividly showed the difference in scale between natural phenomena and human activities. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.aist.go.jp/Portals/0/resource_images/aist_e/aist_today/2012_45/pdf/2012_45_p09_p21.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
