Note that ‘Tsunami Tendenko’ is not an egoistic maxim, with the importance of trust among loved ones to achieve the aim of maximizing the number of lives saved [17]. 3. The so-called ‘Miracle of Kamaish’ is very good practice by school children who took the initiatives for a community's evacuation in Unosumai, Kamaishi city, Iwate prefecture. The map was delivered to every household before the 2011 event to announce the tsunami inundation zone in past events, list of evacuation facilities, and brief instructions for earthquake and tsunami preparedness. Scattering residential areas will isolate people and weaken community connections, and consequently, undermine the community's sustainability with shrinking population in rural areas. The analysis revealed that Sendai city's multiple protection measures for Level 2 tsunami will contribute to a substantial reduction of the tsunami inundation zone and potential losses, combined with an effective tsunami evacuation plan. How can we educate children to be prepared? Figure 5. Figure 5b shows one example from preliminary results. contributes on conception, structure and drafting of the article. Still, it is difficult to determine a precise magnitude within around 3 min for large earthquakes with a magnitude of 8 or more and for ‘tsunami earthquakes’ generating much larger tsunamis than their magnitude would suggest. Tōhokun maanjäristys (jap. Following the expanded seismic/tsunami monitoring network by installing broadband seismometers and offshore tsunami monitoring systems, JMA's tsunami warning increased its capability for quicker and more accurate estimation of earthquake magnitude and tsunami. 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That makes it the fifth largest recorded worldwide since 1900, according to the U.S. Geolo… [26] analysed survivor videos and measured flow velocities of about 10 m s−1 for the inundation flow that penetrated through the city [26], and produced a hydrograph of the tsunami. Japan’s 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Economic Effects and Implications for the U.S. Congressional Research Service Summary The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan followed by the nuclear crisis are having a large negative impact on the economy of Japan but a lesser effect on world trade and In Japan, sadly, evidence of the 2011 tsunami is easy to find. Three months after the 1933 event, the Council on Earthquake Disaster Prevention (CEDP) of the Ministry of Education proposed a total system of tsunami disaster mitigation that consisted of 10 countermeasures: relocation of dwelling houses to high ground, coastal dykes, tsunami control forests, seawalls, tsunami-resistant areas, buffer zones, evacuation routes, tsunami watch, tsunami evacuation, memorial events. Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, March 2011. SCMP Editorial. NOAA Weather Radio … What is the requirement that should be put into place for safer school buildings that can withstand both strong ground shaking and a devastating tsunami? However, learning the lessons, we should note that there are still limitations on the reliability of technologies that can be used in such a limited amount of time. That Japan was not adequately prepared for the tsunami that hit the northeastern Honshu coast on March 11, 2011, first became apparent at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. 1. After the strong ground shaking had stopped and the tsunami warning had been issued, the teachers and pupils gathered on school grounds to discuss where to evacuate to. Opinion. In Kesennuma Bay, Fritz et al. It captured the moment of tsunami attack and contains important information of how the tsunami penetrated inland and local tsunami inundation flow characteristics. Among the Japanese Pacific coasts from Hokkaido down to Okinawa, the Sanriku Coast suffered the most serious damage. Revisiting the modern histories of Tohoku tsunami disasters and pre-2011 tsunami countermeasures, we clarified how Japan's coastal communities have prepared for tsunamis. It was the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and within 30 minutes, a 133-foot high tsunami pummeled Japan's northeastern shoreline. (a) Setting of tsunami prevention facilities in Sendai city reconstruction plan [49]. It lasted 6 minutes. “If this could happen to Japan, what about us?” The seawall was designed for Level 1 tsunami (the height equivalent to the historical tsunami heights in the past 150 years and storm surge heights in the past 50 years). The solid lines are obtained from the devastated municipalities of Miyagi prefecture (from the 2011 event) and the dashed one is from Banda Aceh, Indonesia (the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami) [37]. Re-cap of last week Japan was hit by a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake that caused a tsunami. This fact called for serious reflection on the conventional method that was used after 1960 which relied mainly on coastal structures. Using this result, Sendai city determined the land-used plan and the area of housing reconstruction and relocation. Die höchste maximale Auflaufhöhe erreichte der Tōhoku-Tsunami 2011 mit 40,1 m in der Ryōri-Bucht/Ōfunato und war damit der höchste je in Japan gemessene Tsunami. The key role of academia, from the engineering point of view, is to verify and evaluate if these plans will really work for future disaster reduction. A watchissued along with a tsunami warningpredicts additional tsunami arrival times for a geographic area defined by the distance the tsunami could travel in more than a few hours. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The discussion mainly focuses on structural measures such as seawalls and breakwaters and non-structural measures of hazard map and evacuation. On this basis, the maximum potential earthquake in the Tohoku region was estimated as Mw 8.5. He told the students not to trust hazard maps, to make their best efforts in any situation, and to take the initiative of evacuation in the community. However, the affected area of this event was much more extensive than in those historical events. Everyone knows that Japan is an earthquake-prone country, but the events of March 2011 made it much more real for many of us living in Japan or considering a move to Japan. (b) The map of tsunami inundation extent in the 2011 event (www.gsi.go.jp). In coastal cities, people knew what to do next: run to higher ground. An unexpectedly large tsunami 14 m high attacked the Fukushima Dai-ichi facilities and caused the loss of the emergency diesel generators that had been working in the situation of no off-site power available [1]. Japan’s 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Food and Agriculture Implications Congressional Research Service Summary The March 11, 2011, earthquake … Under the limitations and uncertain conditions of funding, prefectural and local governments have developed their own recovery and reconstruction plans, which require 10 years to be completed (National budget is allocated for the first 5 years). The other was a small overlook at the river bridge, 200 m away from the school. Measurements of tsunami inundation flow velocities on land were quite rare, and it was thus difficult to understand what really happened in the devastated area and to identify the cause and mechanisms of structural destruction by tsunami inundation flow. School buildings should have similar construction requirements, in order to ensure children's safety. One is to tell people that they are at risk. The response of Kamaishi East Junior High School students was based on the three principles of evacuation taught by Prof. Toshitaka Katada of Gumma University [42]. The lesson learned was that coastal infrastructure such as breakwaters and seawalls cannot always protect life and property: even great seawalls can fail. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant cooling system was damaged, raising fears of a meltdown. Maanjäristyksen voimakkuus oli 9,0 momenttimagnitudia. n0 When the 2011 event occurred at 14.46 JST on 11 March, JMA's initial estimate of the magnitude (Mjma) was 7.9, which is a combination of the magnitude based on ground displacement for relatively large earthquakes and the magnitude based on ground velocity for relatively small earthquakes [20]. 97 0 obj <> endobj This fact led to a revision of the requirement for structural design of tsunami evacuation buildings [51], specifically focusing on the tsunami loading effect. [1] At 14:46 local time on March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of northeast Japan. The earthquake itself, although much bigger than usually seen in Japan, was prepared for extensively as they receive many earthquakes every year. In the Shinkansen system's four-plus decades of whisking millions of people across Japan … The variability in size and recurrence interval of great earthquakes in subduction zones cannot be well resolved with seismological studies only, especially for the occurrence of extreme events with a 500- to 1000-year recurrence interval. (b) The extent of the tsunami inundation zone with the measurement of the run-up heights at tsunami inundation limit in Sendai Coast [23]. Japan poorly prepared for tsunami nuclear plant threat, says IAEA. Japan believed that JMA's tsunami warning system was using the most advanced technology in the world. Andrew Moore was tsunami researcher in Japan, says nation very prepared for disaster; He says high-tech early warning system buys about 10 seconds … (Online version in colour. For disaster-affected areas, the central government has amended policies of coastal protection from the viewpoint of reducing risks and enhancing disaster resilience, and local governments have completed drafting reconstruction plans including infrastructure design, transportation, land-use management, urban design, relocation, economic and industrial outlooks. For instance, in the city of Rikuzentakata, 70 000 pine trees were on a 200 m wide, 1.7 km long beautiful sand beach and were totally destroyed except for one tree [33]. The Sanriku Coast lies on the north-eastern side of the island of Honshu (in the Tohoku region), corresponding to Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures. As observed in the tsunami fragility curves, structures were especially vulnerable when the local flow depth exceeded 2 m, while a 6 m flow depth would cause everything to be washed away. Japan is always ready for earthquakes, because the ground there shakes almost every month, says Samuel Akopyan from the Center of Earthquake Forecasting. Its construction started in 1978 and was completed in 2009, requiring an investment of almost 30 years and 120 billion yen. endstream endobj 101 0 obj <>stream Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 - Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 - Relief and rebuilding efforts: In the first hours after the earthquake, Japanese Prime Minister Kan Naoto moved to set up an emergency command centre in Tokyo, and a large number of rescue workers and some 100,000 members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force were rapidly mobilized to deal with the crisis. Hazard maps have two functional aspects. Japan's historic earthquake and tsunami serve as a great reminder to prepare our families for catastrophic events. However, at the same time, at least eight RC or steel construction buildings have been found overturned or washed away. The 2011 tsunami disaster also implied that hazard maps have two functional aspects. The Sanriku coastline is particularly vulnerable to tsunamis because it has many V-shaped bays, which cause tsunami energy to focus and amplify. [41]. Figure 5a indicates the plan view for the multiple protection of Sendai city with a 7.2 m seawall and river dyke and 6 m elevated prefectural road. Japan is located on the Ring of Fire, an extremely seismically active plate boundary that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. Japan has invested heavily in coastal protection and buildings that can withstand tremors. When the earthquake severed the connection between the nuclear power plant and the Japan electrical grid, the diesel backup system turned on as it was supposed to. Tsunami fragility curves for structural destruction (washed-away structures) [39]. On the other hand, a hazard map can function to assure residents living outside of the expected inundation zone that their area is NOT at risk. Tsunami safety has been a focus of coastal city planning throughout the nation. These principles are now highly valued as one of best practice/outcome of disaster education. The inundation model results are validated through the comparison with field data in terms of local inundation depths, inundation heights [22,23]. The seawall's height was determined by considering historical tsunami heights in the past 150 years and storm surge heights in the past 50 years (Level 1). Based on the promptly estimated magnitude 7.9, 3 min after the quake (14.49 JST), JMA issued a Major tsunami warning to the coasts of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures with estimates of 3 m, 6 m and 3 m, respectively. Prof. Katada's three principles: not to trust hazard maps (recognize the predictive limits), make the best efforts in any situation and take the initiative of evacuation in a community; these are highly recommended attitudes to overcome a disaster that exceeds all worst-case scenarios. Many pupils and teachers were affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. In the 2011 Tohoku event, at least eight RC or steel construction buildings were found overturned or washed away in Onagawa town and Miyako city. I join Congressman Edward Markey today to highlight my concerns on overall U.S. readiness for the … 1 Anti-Earthquake Infrastructure 1.1 Gallery 2 Anti-Tsunami Infrastructure 2.1 Sea Wall 2.1.1 Gallery 3 Moving Towns Inland 4 Abolishing nuclear power 5 Scientific research 6 Warning systems 7 External Link 8 References Japan and the areas bordering the … First, we review the pre-2011 Japan tsunami countermeasures developed from the experience of the past Sanriku tsunami events. A new paradigm of coastal structural design has caused significant arguments in some Sanriku coastal communities. During the night of 15 June 1896, the Meiji Great Sanriku Tsunami hit the Sanriku Coast. Published by the Royal Society. In April 2011, one month after the event occurred, the central government established the Reconstruction Policy Council to develop a national recovery and reconstruction outlook for tsunami-resilient communities [43,44]. In fact, its tsunami forecasting technologies and numerical models were exported to many foreign countries that needed support, such as Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico and Peru. Conceptual image of tsunami-prevention facilities in Sendai city [49]. Often, the destroyed trees did more harm with tsunami inland penetration. Note that this fragility curve was obtained using the form of probability of structural destruction as a function of measured tsunami flow depth. [4] Avoiding a similar outcome in a future tsunami … In this sense, the model cannot reproduce all the aspects of tsunami inland penetration. The discussion mainly focuses on structural measures such as seawalls and breakwaters and non-structural measures of hazard map and evacuation. Onagawa town, Miyagi prefecture (10 014 population before the earthquake), is one of the towns devastated by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake tsunami. Some of this coverage is hype and speculation, but how can Japan prepare for when a large disaster actually does affect Japan, such as the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11 th, 2011? It was the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and within 30 minutes, a 133-foot high tsunami pummeled Japan's northeastern shoreline. On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 231 miles northeast of Tokyo. Consequently, all the instrumentation and control systems at reactors 1–4 were lost, and a series of explosions occurred, causing extensive radioactive contamination. endstream endobj startxref Revisiting the modern histories of Tohoku tsunami disasters and pre-2011 tsunami countermeasures, we clarified how Japan's coastal communities have prepared for tsunamis. We revisited the lessons of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami disaster specifically on the response and impact, and discussed the paradigm shift of Japan's tsunami disaster management policies and the perspectives for reconstruction. In general, a tsunami fragility curve is defined as structural damage probability or fatality rate with particular regard to the hydrodynamic features of tsunami inundation flow, such as flow depth obtained from field measurements, current velocity and hydrodynamic force estimated with tsunami numerical modelling [38]. On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 231 miles northeast of Tokyo. The radio station broadcast the tsunami warning at 10pm local time last Friday, after the earthquake in Japan. The seawall is designed with reference to Level 1 tsunami scenario, while comprehensive disaster management measures should refer to Level 2 tsunami for protection of human lives and reducing potential losses and damage. Figure 3. (a) Setting of tsunami prevention facilities in Sendai city reconstruction plan [49]. The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku (Japanese: 東北地方太平洋沖地震, Hepburn: Tōhoku-chihō Taiheiyō Oki Jishin) was a magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on Friday 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately 70 kilometers (43 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku and the hypocenter at an … This is one negative aspect of relying heavily on a hazard map. The bulk of this layer cake is made up of sediment from old … Now I think after the 1923 earthquake the Japanese government put a lot of money and a lot of people into studying earthquakes. The nonlinear shallow water equations are discretized by the staggered leap-frog finite difference scheme with bottom friction in the form of Manning's formula according to the land-use condition [37]. After the 2011 Tohoku tsunami attack, the international post-tsunami survey team was established and conducted a nation-wide survey [22,23] to record the tsunami run-up heights, flow depths, inundation extent and the impacts. In addition, in Sanriku coastal communities, people were taught the lesson or maxim of ‘Tsunami Tendenko’, which means that people should run without taking care of others, even family members [16]. The event began with a powerful earthquake off the coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island, which initiated a series of large tsunami … One option was a hill with a steep slope behind the school, which looked difficult for small children to climb. Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Japan’s 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Food and Agriculture Implications Renée Johnson Specialist in Agricultural Policy May 18, 2011 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R41766 . Conceptual image of tsunami-prevention facilities in Sendai city [49]. The economic losses reached about 10% of the national budget of the time [4]. The March 11 Tohoku earthquake was caused by thrust faulting at the plate boundary between the Pacific and North American plates as expected. For that reason, Japan had already introduced a number of defences prior to 2011. Coastal infrastructure such as breakwaters and seawalls cannot always protect life and property: even great seawalls can fail. However, its size was unexpectedly large (Mw 9.0). Tohoku University's School of Engineering and the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES). Amalgamation Techniques Pre-March 1 lath Japan has certainly always been the most prepared country with regards to earthquakes, especially vials-a-vials Its past quake events . “People [in the region] are fairly well-prepared. The tsunami flooded 561 km2 of land along the Pacific coast of Japan (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, www.gsi.go.jp) and affected 602 200 residents and killed 3.5% of them (Statistics Bureau of Japan, www.stat.go.jp/info/shinsai/index.htm). The response capabilities the children learned at school helped them to overcome a disaster that exceeded all worst-case scenarios. It is through such opportunities to know their risk that people learn that they must try to escape an at-risk area as soon as possible, when they feel strong ground motion or hear the tsunami warning or evacuation order issued. Thanks to the recent advances of hand-held video cameras and mobile phones, however, many tsunami survivors have attempted to capture the moment of tsunami attack on their communities and have uploaded videos to the Internet (we should note that taking photos or videos of a tsunami should only ever be done from a position uphill, never from a beach).
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