Eastern Asia in the Pacific Ocean, is East of China and the Korean peninsula and it is an archipelago.
How many people died and how many were injured in the Japanese Earthquake?
Deaths: 15,894
Injuries: 6,152
What happened due to a 9m wave crashing into the coast?
Nuclear crisis
Why was there a flood defence disaster?
Japan built flood defence walls at 12m, but the waves went over them.
How many buildings were destroyed?
332,395 buildings
How many people were left without electricity?
4.4 million
How much did the disaster cost?
US$235 billion
Only 58% of people in the coastal areas followed the tsunami warnings and headed for higher ground. The waves hit 49% of those who did not follow the warning.
Nuclear disaster caused radiation levels to be eight times higher then usual.
Coastal changes - A 250 mile stretch of coastline dropped by 0.6 m, allowing the tsunami to travel further inland.