Great East Japan Earthquake

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_East_Japan_Earthquake
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Pacific_Rim
gptkbp:aftermath thousands
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:2011_Tōhoku_earthquake
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.0
gptkbp:borders Pacific Plate and Okhotsk Plate
gptkbp:casualties over 15,000 deaths
over 2,500 missing
over 6,000 injured
gptkbp:cause gptkb:earthquake
gptkb:Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual memorial ceremonies
gptkbp:date 2011-03-11
gptkbp:displacement over 450,000 people
gptkbp:documentedIn numerous documentaries
scientific studies
gptkbp:duration about 6 minutes
gptkbp:economicImportance over $235 billion
gptkbp:energyReleased about 600 million times Hiroshima bomb
gptkbp:epicenter off the coast of Tōhoku, Japan
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2016_Kumamoto_earthquakes
gptkbp:governmentResponse Japanese Self-Defense Forces mobilized
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great East Japan Earthquake
gptkbp:impact power outages
transportation disruption
widespread infrastructure damage
nuclear crisis
global supply chain disruption
gptkbp:internationalAid over 100 countries
gptkbp:largestAftershockMagnitude 7.9
gptkbp:maximumDepth 29 km
gptkbp:mediaCoverage global
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:March_11
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Sendai
gptkb:Tokyo
gptkb:Chiba_Prefecture
gptkb:Iwate_Prefecture
gptkb:Miyagi_Prefecture
gptkb:Aomori_Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2010_Chile_earthquake
gptkbp:recordedAt gptkb:US_Geological_Survey
gptkb:Japan_Meteorological_Agency
gptkbp:seafloorDisplacement up to 60 meters
gptkbp:tsunami up to 40.5 meters
gptkbp:tsunamiReached as far as Chile
gptkbp:tsunamiWarningIssued yes
gptkbp:tsunamiWarningTime 3 minutes after quake
gptkbp:type megathrust earthquake
gptkbp:UNESCOEvent gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2011_Tōhoku_earthquake
gptkb:2011_Tōhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami
gptkb:東日本大震災
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6