The 11 March 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami

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dc.contributor.authorChagué-Goff, Cen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-16T01:27:07Zen_AU
dc.date.available2022-11-16T01:27:07Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2012-10-16en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-02-02en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe 11 March 2011 MW9.0 megathrust earthquake that occurred on the Japan Trench boundary off the East Coast of Japan, generated a devastating tsunami that affected not only over 2000 km of Japan’s Pacific Coast, but also other coasts in the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami reached more than 5 km inland in some areas of the low-lying Sendai Plain, with a maximum inundation height of 19.5 m. On the Sanriku coast 50 to 200 km further north, a maximum run-up height of 40.0 m was recorded. The tsunami resulted in nearly 15,900 dead and 2,900 missing, and caused extensive damage to houses, buildings and all types of infrastructure, also leading to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The size and extent of the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami were much larger than expected. This is largely due to the fact that the magnitude of its predecessor, the 869AD Jogan tsunami, was underestimated. An overview of the tsunami impact will be presented, as well as a discussion about lessons learnt from this event for future hazard preparedness.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationChagué-Goff, C. (2012). The 11 March 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami. Paper presented to the 12th South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association Conference (SPERA 2012), Sydney, Australia, Tuesday 16 October – Friday 19 October 2012. Lucas Heights, NSW: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. (pp. 16).en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate19 October 2012en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename12th South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association Conference (SPERA 2012)en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceSydney, Australiaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate16 October 2012en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination16en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/14058en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisationen_AU
dc.subjectTsunamisen_AU
dc.subjectJapanen_AU
dc.subjectGeologic depositsen_AU
dc.subjectCoastal regionsen_AU
dc.subjectNatural disastersen_AU
dc.subjectReactor accidentsen_AU
dc.subjectHazardsen_AU
dc.subjectPacific Oceanen_AU
dc.titleThe 11 March 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunamien_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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