2011 Tohoku facts
While investigating facts about 2011 Tohoku, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan was so powerful it tilted the Earth's axis 25 cm and changed the Earth's rotation making days 1.8 microseconds shorter
In the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, residents of Sendai received 10-30 seconds and Tokyo 60 seconds warning from Japan's Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system before the major seismic waves hit. Alerts pushed to cellphones, TV broadcasts and web pages around the country.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 10 of the best facts about 2011 Tohoku I managed to collect.
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In 2011 the Tohoku Earthquake (the most powerful earthquake recorded in Japan) killed 15,889 people. 6,152 people were injured and 2,609 people went missing. 127,290 buildings collapsed and nuclear accidents caused serious meltdowns at three reactors.
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The 2011 tsunami caused by the Tohoku earthquake off the east coast of Japan killed more than 15,000 people. This tsunami also caused a few nuclear accidents.
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After the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, part of a "Torii" that was erected in Aomori Pref. wound up in Oregon. After being recovered, a Japanese-born garden worker in the US was able to identify where it had come from, and returned it personally to the creator, allowing it to be restored.
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The Norwegian fjords experienced seiche waves caused by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake near Japan
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The 2011 Tohoku (Fukushima) earthquake moved Japan 8 feet.
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The Tohoku earthquake in 2011 was so powerful it shifted the earth by 10-25cm on its axis.
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There was almost a second explosion at Fukushima Daini power plant after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake
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The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan was so powerful it changed the Earth's axis by 25 cm, and the Earth's rotation making days 1.8 microseconds shorter.
