EARTHSC 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Eurasian Plate, Hawaii Tsunami, Pacific Plate
19 Dec 2016
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Video: japan tsunami: explain how the interaction between the eurasian plate and the pacific plate led to the earthquake. 100 seconds after the fault line s-waves reach tokyo. Area is mostly farmland, low lying and flat. Nothing to stop it or slow it down. 3 feet high, over an hour for wave to go over islands. 10s of millions of dollars of damage and pulled cars and houses out to sea. No fatalities because of the warning system and time for warning hawaiians. Waves 1 meter high, almost 2 in some areas. Aging, 6 reactors, earthquake sensors shut down the reactors. Reactors shut down, the power also shuts down, the cooling system is off which causes the core of the reactors to heat up. 18 foot high defense wall, but ground sinks several feet. Batteries with just an 8-hour charge are left to power the nuclear plant and cool the reactors.
