What Day and Time Did the Earthquake Occur

Earthquake Research

You are going to write at least one page about the earthquake in Japan. The focus isn’t just the earthquake though. What I want you to piece together are the consequences and residual effects of an earthquake. All too often an earthquake translates to casualties and damage to buildings or infrastructure. That is not the whole truth. It takes years for some communities to overcome some of the consequences of a massive earthquake. So, in light of that I want you to explore the bigger picture and see what is happening beyond the fact that a 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan. The following are guiding questions to assist in your report. Keep in mind, each heading will represent at least a paragraph and the sub- headings are more about what the content will address. Your report can even be broken up into the sections that are in bold.

Earthquake in Japan

 what day and time did the earthquake occur

 what was the magnitude

 what caused the earthquake

 how many aftershocks were there

 are there still aftershocks

 any unusual or interesting facts about this earthquake

About the tsunami

 what is a tsunami

 what caused the tsunami in Japan

 when did it occur

 how far and fast did the tsunami travel

Damage to the nuclear reactor

 how many nuclear reactors have been damaged

 what type of damage

 what has been the consequences of the damage

 what will happen if there is a meltdown  what is Japan doing to prevent further damage

 what about radiation exposure

 what will happen if there is too much radiation released

 how will it affect the rest of the planet

Total destruction

 how many casualties

 how many without electricity or homes

 any ideas of how long it will take them to rebuild

 what about families

 do your best to write a conclusion to the previous sections