Earthquake, Japan 2011

What was the date of the earthquake in Japan in 2011?

• 11th March

• 12th March

• 11th November

• 12th November

The resulting tsunami traveled how far inland?

• 1km

• 3km

• 10km

• 20km

How many households were left without electricity?

• 4.4 million

• 800,000

• 1.1 million

• 1,000

Railways were closed, stranding how many travellers?

• 2,000

• 200,000

• 2 million

• 50,000

How deep was the focus of the earthquake?

• 8 km

• 10 km

• 24 km

• 62 km

The tsunami mainly affected which side of Japan?

• North

• South

• East

• West

The movement of which two plates caused the earthquake and tsunami?

• The African plate and South American plate

• The Nazca plate and Pacific plate

• Pacific plate and North American plate

• The Indian plate and Arabian plate

Rebuilding costs were estimated to be around how much?

• $12 million

• $15 billion

• $55 billion

• $122 billion

The initial 10 km exclusion zone around Fukishima Nuclear Power station was subsequently increased to how far?

• 12 km

• 24 km

• 30 km

• 50 km

How many people died as a result of the tsunami?

• 1,234

• 15,891

• 10,873

• 9,084