Protect Yourself from Earthquakes! 2 to Those Living in Mie Prefecture, I Am "Dr
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Emergency Order To everyone who has finished reading this booklet, Did you complete the 6 orders without any trouble? FromFrom Dr.Dr. CatfishCatfish I am sure that all the knowledge and preparedness (Dr. Catfish) you obtained from this booklet will be helpful in emergencies. They will help save your life so that ProtectProtect YourselfyourselfYourself you can take part in earthquake disaster prevention activities of the future! Dr. Catfish From from From Earthquakes!Earthquakes! earthquake! Earthquake Disaster Prevention Knowledge Test Check every year. How much did you learn about earthquake disaster prevention? 2006 2007 2008 Q1. I understand what causes earthquakes and tsunamis. P. 5~9 □ □ □ Q2. I understand the damages that will occur when the Tokai, P.10~11 □ □ □ Tonankai and Nankai earthquakes occur at the same time. Q3. I have periodical family meetings concerning disaster prevention. P.12~15 □ □ □ Q4. I know the roles of local disaster prevention organizations. P.16~18 □ □ □ Q5. I know how to evacuate safely at any time when an earthquake P.19~25 □ □ □ occurs. Q6. I can imagine how post-disaster life could be. P.26~28 □ □ □ Q7. I know what to do when a tokai earthquake emergency declaration P.29~30 □ □ □ has been announced. Emergency Q8. I carry my filled out disaster prevention card at all times. P.32~33 □ □ □ If there is an item you could not answer, check it again on its corresponding page! Supplies We provide information about disaster prevention on our web site as well as through e-mail. BOSAIMIE.jp http://www.bosaimie.jp You can access this site from your cellular phone or personal computer. Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention Information: http://www.bousai.go.jp/ Central Disaster Management Council http://www.bousai.go.jp/chubou/chubou.html Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport -Disaster Prevention Information Center http://www.bosaijoho.go.jp/ Mie Prefecture Emergency Management Department・Mie Prefecture Lifeline Companies Liaison Council 〒514-8570 13 Komei-cho, Tsu, Mie-Pref. Phone: 059-224-2184 Fax: 059-224-2199 A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCIES. Editorial Supervisor: Mie Prefecture Disaster Prevention Program Promotion Committee MieMie PrefecturePrefecture EarthquakeEarthquake DisasterDisaster PreventionPrevention GuidebookGuidebook University of Mie -Disaster Damage Project Group Published: March, 2006 (英語版) Earthquake!Earthquake! Upper: Showa Tonankai earthquake Photo provided by Mr. Kinten Ohta Upper: Niigata Pref. Chuuetsu earthquake Photo provided by Niigata-Pref. Sediment Control Division 1 Mie Prefecture Earthquake Disaster Prevention Guidebook Lower: Hyogo Pref. Nanbu earthquake Photo provided by Kobe shi Lower: Sumatra offshore earthquake Photo taken by Mie Pref. Emergency Order From Dr. Catfish Protect Yourself From Earthquakes! 2 To those living in Mie Prefecture, I am "Dr. Catfish", and I know everything ProtectProtect YourselfYourself FromFrom Earthquakes!Earthquakes! about earthquakes in Mie Prefecture. I have decided to give an "Emergency Order" to protect you from sudden earthquakes. Be informed about earthquakes so you can remain calm Prepare for an emergency, imagine and take proper action whenever an earthquake an earthquake is occurring. occurs. Dr. Catfish It's an Earthquake! Contents ● Remain calm ● Protect yourself from falling objects KnowKnow Order Be Informed About Earthquakes Page 5 Past earthquakes that have occured in Mie prefecture Magnitude and Intensity Dr. Catfish What causes earthquakes and tsunamis? seconds Awareness level about earthquakes: □ I know the difference between magnitude and intensity. → P.5 □ I can explain what causes earthquakes and tsunamis. → P.7 3 Order A Big Earthquake Could Strike Tomorrow Page 10 I know haves in my area will recieve damege and, I also know about the flood potentiality. Awareness level about earthquakes: □ I know the maximum intensity and the maximum height of tsunamis Earthquake has stopped. of my area. → P.10 ● Evacuate from tsunami danger areas □ I know the damages houses in my area will incur. I know the ● Do not use your car PreparePrepare danger level of my area flood waters. → P.11 ● Extinguish all open flames Order Hold Family Meetings About Disaster Prevention Page 12 ● Check on your family In this meeting,discuss or role-play: dangers in the home, earthquake resistance of the home,emergency ● Turn on your portable radio for emergency updates supplies needed,and make a disaster prevention map. ● Put your shoes on Awareness level about earthquakes: □ Earthquake countermeasures in my house are done. → P.12 □ Seismic strengthening of my house has been done. → P.13 □ Emergency supplies are ready. → P.14 minutes 3 Prepare for Disasters, Cooperate With Your Neighbors Page 16 Order Activities of the local disaster prevention organization and those of voluntary disaster prevention organizations Awareness level about earthquakes: □ I always participate in local organization disaster prevention activities. Is everybody all right? → P.16 □ I know about volunteer disaster prevention organization activities. ● Be on the lookout for aftershocks → P.17 ● Join forces with your neighbors to rescue those ActAct in need Protect Yourself From Earthquakes At All Times Page 19 ● Stay clear of concrete block walls and piles of rubble Order Awarenesslevel about earthquakes Awareness level about earthquakes: □ I know how to protect myself from an earthquake when I am ● Watch out for downed electric lines and/or gas line leaks indoors. → P.19 □ I know how to protect myself from an earthquake when I am outdoors. → P.21 □ I know how to perform first-aid. → P.23 Hours Try to Imagine Post-Disaster Life Page 26 3 Lifeline damages and post-disaster life Order Awareness level about earthquakes: □ I know what to do when lifelines are cut off. → P.26 Work within your means, do not over exert yourself. □ I understand about post-disaster life. → P.27 ● Use your own food and water ・Information about theTokai Earthquake Page 29 ● Gather disaster information ● Place a note on your front door stating where you ・Disaster Prevention Card Page 32 are ● Do not enter into collapsed structures ・Make Your Own Emergency Map Page 34 Retort- Retort- Packed Packed Food ● Give and take -- help when possible Food ・To Confirm the Safety of Your Family Page 35 Days ・Civil Infrastructure is Our Lifeline Page 36 3 Emergency Order From Dr. Catfish 3 Mie Prefecture Earthquake Disaster Prevention Guidebook Protect Yourself From Earthquakes! 4 This book is made by recycled papers and inks made of soybeans for the preservation of environment. Know On the Pacific coast, from the Tokai region down through the Kii-Peninsula Be Informed about Earhquakes and Shikoku, large-scale ocean trench earthquakes have occurred several Order Tokai, Tonankai times in the past and have caused heavy damages. These earthquakes are On December 7, 1944, the "Tonankai Earthquake (Magnitude 7.9)" occurred and historically classified into 3 categories by their different seismic focus. They with the epicenter at Kumanonada. The earthquake caused a tsunami with a are refered to as Tokai, Tonankai and Nankai earthquakes. A Massive Earthquake height of 9m and seriously damaged cities, towns and villages along the Nankai Earthquakes Once Struck Mie coast of Kumanonada. Damages recorded in Mie Prefecture: 144 Deaths, 55 Injured, 445 Missing, 1,918 Houses washed away, 832 Houses completely Prefecture collapsed, 585 Houses partially collapsed. Large-Scale Earthquakes Caused by the Subduction of the "Philippine Sea Plate" Reference: Mie prefecture Area Disaster Management Plan 0 Km 100 200 Estimated area for the seismic focus Shikoku A "trough" is a depression contour at the bottom of the Kii-Peninsula It is predicted that a large-scale earthquake will occur sea. Ashizuri Muroto- again near or in Mie prefecture. -Point Point h It is important to understand the basic causes of Shionomisaki g -Point ou earthquakes and tsunamis and know accurate Tr ga information about earthquakes. uru nkai Trough S Na Nankai Tonankai Tokai Earthquake Earthquake Earthquake Town destroyed by the tsunami that resulted from the Tonankai earthquake 1605 M 7.9 in 1944. (Owase-shi) photo provided by Mr. Kinten Ohta 102 years later Keicho Earthquake Magnitude indicates the strength of an earthquake while intensity indicates the quakes level in a specific location. When we compare The earthquake expected to occur Magnitude and this to a light bulb, as seen in the figure below, the more distance from the in the area from Suruga Bay to 1707 M 8.4 Intensity epicenter the smaller the quake. Enshuunada, along with the Suruga Hoei Earthquake Trough, is referred to as the "Tokai Intensity 147 years later Relation between magnitude Magnitude Earthquake". The earthquake and intensity. (Brightness of (How much light expected to occur along the Nankai 32 hours later the bulb) is visible) Trough, which is off the south-east coast of the Kii Peninsula, is 1854 M 8.4 M 8.4 ◆Quake Intensity and Effects referred to as the "Tonankai Ansei Nankai Earthquake Ansei Tokai Earthquake Earthquake." The earthquake 90 years later 2 years later Scale of People Condition Indoors Condition Outdoors Low Quake-Resistant Intensity Wooden Structure expected to occur from the Kii 1944 M 7.9 About 150 years Peninsula to the Nankai Trough, M 8.0 Trytotake protective Tableware in racks may Concrete block Walls and pillars may be 1946 Tonankai Earthquake action fall walls may collapse damaged offshore of Shikoku, is referred to Nankai Earthquake Lower as the "Nankai earthquake". Present Frightening Heavy furniture may fall Most concrete block walls Walls and pillars may be Will these 3 large-scale earthquakes occur one The year Difficult to move collapse.Many tombstones damaged considerably Nankai Tonankai Tokai after another!? 20XX Upper fall over and some may slant Earthquake Earthquake Earthquake Difficult to remain Some heavy furniture Wall tiles and windowpanes Some collapse standing moves and falls over of many buildings break Lower In the near future, it is predicted that Mie prefecture will have 3 and fall large-scale earthquakes, namely, Tokai, Tonankai and Nankai.