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SUMMARY:Lessons from the MW9 great east Japan earthquake and tsunami of 11
  March 2011 - S.C. Chian
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CONTACT:Jen Fusiello
DESCRIPTION:On 11th March\, 2011\, a Mw9.0 earthquake occurred in the Japa
 n Trench off the coast of Tohoku in north-east Japan. Ground shaking was f
 elt as far as western Japan and lasted for almost four minutes (220 second
 s)\, generating large\, unprecedented tsunamis toppling sea \ndefences and
  destroying entire settlements and towns along the coastline. This Mw9.0 e
 arthquake is the largest event that has been recorded in Japan since the b
 eginning of instrumental seismology circa 1900. The government of Japan (G
 oJ\, 2011) announced the estimated total direct loss to be around £16.9 t
 rillion (£140 billion)\, making this the world's costliest earthquake.\nJ
 apan is exposed to some of the world's most extreme natural hazards and is
  considered to be one of the most prepared countries in terms of earthquak
 e and tsunami. However\, not many would have expected an earthquake and ts
 unami with such magnitude and consequence to one of \nthe most developed c
 ountries in the world.\nConsidering the historic significance of the event
 \, Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT)(http://www.istr
 ucte.org/knowledge/EEFIT/Pages/default.aspx)\,under the auspicious of the 
 Institution of Structural Engineers(IStructE) deployed a multidisciplinary
  team of 9 to conduct a 5-day field mission in the Tohoku region in May th
 is year. Observations and findings from the mission will be presented.\n\n
 - Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami: Geophysics\n- Ground Motions & Sh
 aking Damage - Geotechnical Field Observations - The Tsunami\, Coastal Str
 uctures\, Tsunami Defences and their Performance\n- Tsunami Damage to Buil
 dings - Tsunami Warning and Evacuation\n- Emergency Response and Recovery 
 - Use of Geospatial tools for the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
LOCATION:Lecture Room 4\, Department of Engineering
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