Found inside – Page 167National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2012. The Tsunami Story. http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/tsunami_story.html. National Public Radio. 2011. Japan Quake Sparks Nuclear Energy Worries in California, broadcast, ... In Wake of Japan's 2011 Tsunami, Citizen Scientists Comb California Beaches Counting Debris SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 -- It all started nearly five years ago on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Rather, the tsunami in Oregon was much like the tide coming in and out, again and again, every 10 to 15 minutes. It includes epicenters for all aftershocks and triggered earthquakes for a year after the M9.1 earthquake, and an outline of the aftershocks, which illustrates the area of the fault that slipped during the M9.1 earthquake. h�b```e``��J��@��(���1�aqH&���v�8Kv����^Ǝ���p3����ŁX,r�A���a{C�~��=,L��2 3�O��==���l���b�uJb �l`��0�������]%����H3�S� ��$� Earthquakes can and do trigger landslides and liquefaction as seismic waves change the physical properties of materials as they travel through the Earth. ... ," Goldfinger said via email. A tsunami can come from thousands of … [93] Location map of the March 11 main shock and March 9 foreshock. 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In the open ocean, tsunami waves can travel at speeds up to 800 km per hour or 500 mi. The tsunami killed over 17,000 people, all but two of whom were in Japan. What to do Before, During, and After a Tsunami, Remembering the 2011 Tōhoku-oki Earthquake and Tsunami. A subduction zone is a boundary between tectonic plates, specifically where oceanic and continental plates collide. Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which killed close to 20,000 people, was a 9.0 quake on a subduction zone only 80 miles east of Japan. Explore the map to see the magnitudes of different earthquakes experienced by Japan. The story was turned into a children’s book and video, which you can watch here. "That was the case in Sumatra too, whereas the tsunami did enormous damage. Authorities in Hawaii also noted that tsunami waves can bounce back and forth between the islands, prolonging the sloshing. “This is an earthquake of the same type, with about the same magnitude and proximity that we face here in the Pacific Northwest from the Cascadia Subduction Zone,” geologist Robert Yeats said in press statement. The 2010 tsunami caused approximately $3 Million in damage to a dozen harbors in California, while the 2011 tsunami caused over $100 Million in damage to 27 harbors. Researchers expect a new influx of floating debris … Though generally relatively small in the U.S., wave heights from the tsunami varied a bit, said Stein, of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The And unlike in Natori, Japan (picture), the wave did not come in as a wall of breaking foam. 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"Ships washing into town, amazing. The Coast Guard conducts an over flight of Crescent City, Calif., Friday, Mar. Seismologists use computer models to estimate what the intensity will be from an earthquake and these data are plotted on maps using the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. The 2011 Tohoku-Oki tsunami created extreme flood levels and significant inundation and destruction. How technology can bring us closer to nature and help protect it. Northwestern's Stein agreed, telling National Geographic News, "At some point in the future, one will have to think about a similar scenario on the [Pacific] Northwest. After the tsunami is recorded on sea level gages, the warning will be cancelled, restricted, expanded, or downgraded to an advisory. Please let us know twitterlists@huffingtonpost.com if you know of any twitter accounts we should include on this page. Tsunamis are a rare but real threat in California. This Coastal Event Response Program also includes digital forms of data collection and web interfaces to share data in real time. Tsunami hazard maps are intended to be used to help people plan how they can get from dangerous areas to safe areas by showing where high, safe ground is located. The stories of rice farmers, monks, and wanderers; of fishermen who drove their boats up the steep wall of the wave; and of an eighty-four-year-old geisha who survived the tsunami to hand down a song that only she still remembered are both ... We’ll cover stories that are breaking, causing ripples, or otherwise driving the collective daily conversation, along with some items we find interesting and worth sharing.
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