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WorksheetsEarthquake, Japan 2011
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
