Earthquake in Japan 2011

The earthquake in Japan lasted about 3-5 minutes.

It is difficult to provide an exact cost to rebuild Japan as it would depend on numerous factors such as the extent of damage, types of infrastructure to be rebuilt, and time span of the project. However, it would likely require significant financial investments from the government and international aid organizations.

The 2011 Japan tsunami was triggered by a massive undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0, causing a sudden uplift of the ocean floor. This abrupt movement displaced a large volume of water, resulting in the tsunami waves that devastated the coastline of Japan.

It is unlikely that a single earthquake, even a significant one in Japan, would cause a noticeable change in the Earth's axis. Earth's axis can shift over long periods due to complex factors such as glacial melting and crustal movement, but not typically from a single seismic event.

This city of Sendai was 80 miles (128 km) from the epicentre of the March 11, magnitude 9.0, Japan Earthquake. The Japan earthquake was caused by the buildup of strain between the Eurasian plate and the Pacific plate. As the convection currents in the Mantle tried to move the crustal plates around, they were unable to move due to friction. Overtime, this is how strain was built up. The strain reaches its limit and then the plates suddenly move (destructive plate boundary). This action releases shock waves. These are what we feel in an earthquake. When the strain was released the Eurasian plate jolted/ slide upwards above the Pacific plate. This caused an upward wave to be formed. The water flowed in large circular waves which flowed in and out not reaching high land. But when enough strength in the water is gathered it can flow straight, like a wall of water. Now, with enough energy the water can flow over the land and travel as far as it can.

The tsunami in Japan hit the northeastern coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, particularly in the regions of Tohoku and Fukushima. The tsunami was triggered by a powerful earthquake off the coast on March 11, 2011, causing widespread destruction and resulting in thousands of casualties.

The 2011 Japanese tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake, was one of the deadliest and costliest in history, causing widespread devastation and nuclear accidents. Its impact was felt globally due to the resulting nuclear crisis. While tsunamis occur worldwide, the Japanese tsunami stood out due to its magnitude, resulting in a significant loss of life and infrastructure damage.

There has been a change in the shape of earth crust due to this terrible earthquake caused by displacement over Asian tectonic plates. This has resulted in 8 feet around/ over the epicentre.

Such a huge change in shape of earth's crust, resulting change in earth's momentum/ GD2 around Sun; resulting our day is now shorter by fraction of micro-second!

Many people are donating money to help rebuild buildings & help the sick & injured.

Most donating is being done online but some people are donating through games like FarmVille by buying Japanese special items.

Yes, manga artist Shuho Sato, known for works like "Say Hello to Black Jack," was among the casualties of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He passed away due to drowning in the tsunami.

There is no way to know the exact numbers, since it is fairly preliminary at this moment. The death toll is rising as rescue searchers find more people under the rubble.

As of March 20, police estimate the death toll has exceeded 18,000. That number has been reduced to just under 16,000 with over 3,000 people still missing as of September 2011.

The earthquake affected primarily the eastern Tohoku region of Japan, including Miyagi, Fukushima, and Iwate prefectures. The earthquake and resulting tsunami caused widespread devastation in these areas in March 2011.

No, the Japanese earthquake of 2011 was not the worst in history. The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile holds the record for the strongest earthquake ever recorded, measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale.

Actually, no one in America felt the Japanese earthquake, but I think I know who you are talking about. A man in California was swept away to sea after a tsunami hit Southern Cali. He was taking photos of the tsunami.

There are some reports that the displacement of land masses in Japan may have caused a shift in the axis of the Earth - by about 6.5 inches. That's because of the shift in Earth's mass caused by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake.

It may have also shortened the length of Earth's days by about 1.26 microseconds. A microsecond is one-millionth of a second. ~ Look to the related link below .

The 2011 Japan earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, occurred on March 11, 2011. It was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami and caused widespread destruction in Japan.

Yes, Kyoto experienced shaking during the 2011 earthquake, but it was not as severely affected as areas closer to the epicenter. There were disruptions to transportation and services, but Kyoto did not suffer the same level of devastation as cities such as Sendai.

The magnitude 9.0 earthquake (originally reported as 8.9) on Friday, March 11, 2011 happened near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. According to USGS, the epicenter of the quake was reported to be 129 kilometers (80 miles) off the east coast of the Oshika Peninsula, Tōhoku near Sendai.

In was reported that the earthquake created tsunami waves of up to 10 meters (33 ft) that struck Japan, with smaller waves in many other countries, with a significant surge and damage as far away as Chile, on the opposite side of the world from Japan. In Japan, the waves are reported to have traveled up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) inland.

During the Tohoku earthquake on March 11, 2011, the Pacific Plate slid beneath the North American Plate by about 15-20 meters along a 400-kilometer fault line. This movement caused the seafloor to uplift and triggered the devastating tsunami.

If proper safeguards were used, the amount of radioactive fallout should be minimal. There are multiple factors to be taken into consideration.

In emergency situations, boron and/or hafnium rods are inserted into the reactor vessels to 'slow down' the atomic reaction. Other safeguards may be instituted.