1. The Japan Tsunami...
What it caused...

2. What is a Tsunami?
• A Tsunami is a chain of quick moving waves.
• A Tsunami is produced when two of the world’s
plates slip away from each other triggering an
Earthquake.
• The Earthquake triggers the sea and a Tsunami Wave
is produced.

3. Why did it happen?
It was the most powerful...
EARTHQUAKE ...in Japanese History!
• The tremors were the result of a violent uplift
of the sea floor 80 miles off the coast of
Sendai, where the Pacific plate slides beneath
the plate Japan sits on.
• Tens of miles of crust shook along the trench
where the plates meet.
• The earthquake occurred at the relatively
shallow depth of 15 miles, meaning much of
its energy was released at the seafloor.

4. Kamaishi
The Earthquake started at
2:59pm which then triggered the
Tsunami.
The Tsunami hit Kamaishi at
3:12PM on the 11th of March
2011.

5. Kamaishi
• Kamaishi or 釜石市 as said in Japanese is a
small, historic city located on the Sanriku Rias
coast of Iwate, Japan.
• The decision has been taken to rebuild the
breakwater at a cost of over 650 million
dollars. The plan has been criticised as 'a
waste of money that aims to protect an area
of rapidly declining population with
technology that is a proven failure.'

6. Ofunato
The Earthquake started at around 3:07PM on the 12th of March...
Then the Tsunami hit at 3:19pm and disaster struck...
The flood defences of Ofunato were built after the 22nd May 1960’s
natural disaster in Chile...
...But they had no idea what the future of Kamaishi held in store...yet...

7. Ofunato
• Ofunato is situated fairly close to an undersea
volcano, and suffers from frequent earthquakes of
various scales.
• Ofunato hit the headlines when it was heavily
damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
• The wave is estimated to have reached almost 24
meters in height.
• Provisional counts listed 3,498 houses out of 15,138
houses in the town were destroyed by the tsunami and
305 lives were confirmed lost.
• At least six of the town's 58 designated evacuation
sites were inundated by the tsunami.

8. Kessenuma
• The Earthquake in Kessenuma began at around 3:08pm...
• The Tsunami then began at 3:28pm...

9. Kessenuma
• Kessenuma or 気仙沼市 in Japanese is a city located in the
extreme northeast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
• On March 11, 2011, large parts of the city were destroyed by
the tsunami which followed the Tōhoku earthquake.
• The island of Oshima and its 3,000 residents, included in the
city limits, were isolated by the tsunami which damaged the
ferry connections.
• After the tsunami, spilled fuel from the town's fishing fleet
caught fire and burned for four days.
• As of 22 April 2011, the city had confirmed 837 deaths with
1,196 missing.

11. Rikuzentakata
• Rikuzentakata or 陸前高田市 in Japanese is a city in
Iwate, Japan.
• The City has a very broad and vulnerable coastal plain.
• The city had a population of 23,302 before the 2011
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused extensive
damage to the city, now it is still an unknown
number...
• Rikuzentakata has not been rebuilt as the site of the
town has completely vanished....?
• 80 people died in an unstable gym but they saved the
lives of 3 seniors, 2 little boys and 4 little girls...

13. • Tagajō or 多賀城市 in Japanese, is a city located
in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
• As of 2010, the city has an estimated population
of 63,256
• The town was again seriously affected by the
tsunami caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.
• As of 7 April 2011, 177 people were known dead,
with 15 people still missing.
• 1,811 people are living in shelters.

14. Each by Each...
• Each town or city that suffered in the 2011
natural disaster all had different futures.....
1. Kamaishi was rebuilt...
2. Ofunato wasn’t rebuilt.....
3. Kessenuma wasn’t rebuilt.....
4. Rikuzentakata wasn’t even found.....
5. Tagajo was rebuilt.....

15. What was left....?
• The extent of damage caused by the earthquake
and tsunami were enormous, with most of the
damage being caused by the tsunami.
• Video footage of the towns that were worst
affected shows little more than piles of rubble, with
almost no parts of any structures left standing.

16. The Effects....?
• The effects of the earthquake and tsunami
included both a human life crisis and a major
economic impact.
• The tsunami ended in over 300,000 wrongly
placed people in the Tōhoku area, and
shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine
and fuel for survivors.

17. The End!
• Here are some pictures of the 2011 Tohoku
Earthquake and Tsunami
• (PLEASE NOTE: MAY CAUSE DISTRESS.)

18. SHRINE DAMAGE SHIP DAMAGE AT PORT
LOCAL NEWS REPORT