Natural Disasters in Hawaii - Earthquakes in Hawaii, Hurricanes in Hawaii, Tornadoes in Hawaii, 2011 T Hoku Earthquake and Tsunami (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Earthquakes in Hawaii, Hurricanes in Hawaii, Tornadoes in Hawaii, 2011 T hoku earthquake and tsunami, Hurricane Felicia, List of Hawaii hurricanes, Hurricane Iniki, List of Hawaii tornadoes, Hurricane Hernan, Hurricane Flossie, Hurricane Eugene, Hurricane Iwa, Hurricane Kenneth, Hurricane Daniel, Hurricane Nina, Hurricane Cosme, Hurricane Fefa, 2006 Hawaii earthquake, Hurricane Fernanda, Hurricane Darby, Hurricane Fico, Hurricane Emilia, Hurricane Jimena, Hurricane Dora, 1868 Hawaii earthquake, Hurricane Huko, Tropical Storm Fabio, Tropical Depression One-C, Hurricane Hiki, Hurricane Dot. Excerpt: The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 T hoku earthquake, the Great East Japan Earthquake, (Japanese: "Eastern Japan Great Earthquake Disaster" Higashi Nihon Daishinsai)) was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) 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 kilometres (43 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of T hoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately 32 km (20 mi). It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world overall since modern record-keeping began in 1900. It was so powerful the island of Honshu was moved 8 feet eastward. The earthquake triggered extremely destructive tsunami waves of up to 40.5 metres (133 ft) in Miyako, Iwate, T hoku. In some cases traveling up to 10 km (6 mi) inland. In addition to loss of life and destruction of infrastructure, the tsunami caused a number of nuclear accidents, primarily the ongoing level 7 meltdowns at three reactors in the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant complex, and the associated evacuation zones affecting hundreds of thousands of residents. Japanese Prime ...