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The purpose of writing this report is to let the people know the responses made after the earthquake. The earthquake was centered deep in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles east of sendai, Japan and 231 miles northeast of Tokyo. This report will also talk about how the earthquake happened and what are the impacts on the community and the environment.

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The 2011 Japan Earthquake

By: Trissha Ybanez

Contents Page
Introduction .................................................... 1.0 Methodology .................................................. 2.0 Disaster Analysis ............................................. 3.0 Evaluation ....................................................... 4.0 Impacts on Environment- Plant and Animal Life4.1 Impacts on Infrastructures............................... 4.2 Impacts on humans (The Japanese people) ...... 4.3 Evaluation/Responses ..................................... 5.0 Responses from individuals ............................. 5.1 Responses from the community ....................... 5.2

Responses from the government ..................... 5.3 Recommendation ............................................ 5.0 Bibliography.................................................... 7.0

The 2011 Japan Earthquake


Introduction
This report will talk about the 2011 Japan Earthquake. The purpose of writing this report is to let the people know the responses made after the earthquake. This report will also talk about how the earthquake happened and what are the impacts on the community and the environment. The aim of this report is to recommend ways the government could improve their response to future events.

Methodology
This report was researched on the internet and some books about natural disasters. Gathering information for this report was difficult because most of the information was gathered from different types of websites.

Disaster Analysis
An earthquake is a violent shaking and vibration of the earths crust, which is caused by underground movements around the fault plane or by volcanic activity. The earthquake in Japan happened on March 11, 2011. The earthquake was centered deep in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles east of Sendai, Japan and 231 miles northeast of Tokyo, at

coordinates: 38. 322 degrees north, 142.369 degrees east. The earthquake occurred because of the Pacific Tectonic Plate thrusting underneath the country, forcing seabed and ocean water upward.

Evaluation of impacts
Impacts on Environment- Plant and Animal Life:
Not only were the Japanese people are affected, but the vegetation as well. The beaches were eroded and large populations of Japanese animals in their habitats were affected, the farmland and water resources were struggling, and there was a threat of nuclear contamination which can affect the whole of Japan especially the plants and animals.

Impacts on Infrastructures
The disaster affected Japans infrastructures as well. The tsunami (after the earthquake) washed away 17 bridges, 50 km roads, billions upon billions of dollars were paid for the damages of homes, high rise buildings, hospitals, schools, and modes of transport, including train lines and airports.

Impacts on humans (The Japanese people)


The disaster really did affect the Japanese people, especially for the ones that have lost their loved ones. Approximately, the tsunami killed 19292 people with 3450 people still missing. In total over 40000 were injured during the tsunami.

Evaluation of responses
Responses from individuals
The individuals made fund raisers to help those people without food, water and clothing. Others helped clean classrooms for the children so that they can still go to school. And they helped the ones that are searching for those people who are missing.

Responses from the community


The community also helped Japan to rise again from the disastrous event that has happened. They helped re-build the destroyed houses, buildings etc. The Japan Red Cross helped provide first aid kits, emergency healthcare services, and as well as distributing relief items

Responses from the government


The government also helped sending food and supplies especially medicines for the people who were affected. They also helped re-build big buildings that were demolished or damaged; they also provide shelters for the victims. The government also sent Japans military to Tohoku region to help the people who are missing and injured. Other countries also helped Japan; they helped send money to the government, for them to provide food, water, clothing etc.

Recommendation
Even though the government responded to the earthquake fairly well there are ways they could respond better to future earthquakes: They should teach the individuals on what to do, this can help the people to be calm and know what to do in an earthquake. They should give warnings to people via TVs, radios, and newspapers to know if there is

an upcoming hazard, this can help people to prepare and organize things that they can take with them to the evacuation centres. If there is an upcoming hazard, they should prepare some food earlier before the earthquake, these foods will help them stay healthy when they are evacuating. They should also prepare emergency kits in case someone is injured or needs help. They should have bigger and better evacuation centers; this can help the people to evacuate safely. They should also prepare medicine in case anybody gets sick.

Bibliography
The Daily Beast, (2011). The Japanese Governments Appalling Earthquake. http://www.thedailybeast.com. McCurry, Justine and Sample, Ian (2011) Earthquake preparation. http://www.guardian.co.uk. Geo Science Australia. What is an earthquake http://www.ga.gov.au Foreign Commonwealth Office, (2011) Governments Response to Earthquake. http://www.fco.gov.uk UNAVCO, (2011). Community Response to the 11 March 2011 Earthquake. http://www.unavco.org. Yahoo Answers, (2011). What is the longitude and latitude of the EPICENTER of the Japanese earthquake? http://www.answers.yahoo.com.

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