what is the difference between the japan tsunami and the indian ocean tsunami ???
- Details concerning the earthquake: Japan: 8.9 earthquake off the coast of sendai. Struck at 2:46 pm Tokyo time. 30 foot waves. Indian ocean: between 9.1- 9.3 earthquake, epicenter between Simeulue and mainland Indonisia.Third largest earthquake ever recorded.1:07 minutes after the first shock the tsunami hits indonisia.
- When exactly was each event? Japan occured at 2h46 off the coast of Japan on March 11 in 2011 The Indian Ocean . No one is sure exactly what time the earthquake occured due to lack of censors in the indian ocean, however it occured on 26 December, 2004
- Detailed maps for both located above number 2.
- What is the size of each of the tsunamis? Japan: 23 foot tsunami waves. 18.6 miles off the shore of Honshu, Japan (epicenter) .Indian ocean: The aftershocks were between 6.3 and 7.0 on the richter scale. The waves measured in at 15 metres high ( 50 ft) . there were 2 waves after the initial wave.
- Damage (by currency) to each nation affected? Japan:309 billion dollars Indian ocean: about 5 billion dollars.
- What was the Death toll for each event? Japan: more that 10,000 Indian ocean: 187,000 dead and 43,000 missing.
- What was the return period? The return period is about 7 years.
- How does Japan differ from other countries affected in the 2004 event? Japan was well versed in how to react to such disasters and had early warning systems in place. There were tsunami walls in place and people knew how to react when the warning alarms went off
- How serious and related is the Fukishima Reactor Meltdown in Japan? There were 6 reactors in the plant, 4 had been shut down and defueled. 5 and 6 were shut off and on cool - down mode so there were only 3 serious ones. They automatically shut down when the earthquake happened and the generators came online to deal with cool down and electronics. Unhappily the tsunami broke the reactors connections to the power source so the reactors started overheating. Having help come from the outside wasn't an option due to the earthquake and tsunami. The 3 reactors melted down fully and were destroyed when the government demanded they be cooled down with sea water. Because of fear that the flooding, half cooled reactors would overflow and leak radioactive material, the area was evacuated, thankfully the electronic issues were fixed before anything worse happened and the reactors were able to be electronically cooled.
- How prepared were Japan and the Indian Ocean Countries? Japan: Japan was well prepared but no one can completely get rid of all the problems that ensue following a natural disaster of this scale. Given the circumstances they handled the disaster well. Indian ocean: They were not prepared at all. They had no early warning systems in place or education on how to react to a natural disaster like this.