Download Japan`s Earthquake and Tsunami 2011

Japan’s Earthquake 2011
What Is an Earthquake ?
• A sudden and violent shaking of the ground,
sometimes causing great destruction, as a
result of movements within the earth's crust
or volcanic action.
What Happens in an Earthquake?
• Buildings then sway and topple, and fires may
start as gas and electricity lines are ripped
apart.
• Buildings then sway and topple, and fires may
start as gas and electricity lines are ripped
apart.
Why does Japan have so many
earthquakes ?
• Japan has so many earthquakes because there
are so many different tectonic plates (layers of
the earth's crust) underneath it and each plate
keeps rubbing with the other plates.
Recent Major Earthquakes of Japan
Year
Name
Degrees
People
Deaths
1948
Fukui
7.1
3769
1995
Kobe
6.8
6700
2011
Tohoku
9.1
15234