Tohoku Earthquake (2011)

• Tohoku (Japan) Earthquake


  11th March 2011
• Earthquake


  • 9.0 Mw (one of the 5 most powerful earthquakes recorded anywhere in the world)
  • Epicentre 130km east of Sendai and 375km northeast of Tokyo
  • Depth of 35km (shallow)
  • Destructive plate margin - Pacific and Eurasian plates
• No one died in Tokyo as a result of the earthquake
• Most earthquake proof buildings in Japan's cities weathered the force of the earthquake
• Road and transport lines were damaged during the earthquake but quickly repaired in most cases