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SUMMARY:Lessons from the MW9 great east Japan earthquake and tsunami of 11
  March 2011 - Darren Chian\, CUED
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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 defences and d
 estroying entire settlements and towns along the coastline. This Mw9.0 ear
 thquake is the largest event that has been recorded in Japan since the beg
 inning of instrumental seismology circa 1900. The government of Japan (GoJ
 \, 2011) announced the estimated total direct loss to be around £16.9 tri
 llion (£140 billion)\, making this the world’s costliest earthquake. Ja
 pan is exposed to some of the world’s most extreme natural hazards and i
 s considered to be one of the most prepared countries in terms of earthqua
 ke and tsunami. However\, not many would have expected an earthquake and t
 sunami with such magnitude and consequence to one of the most developed co
 untries in the world. Considering the historic significance of the event\,
  Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) under the auspici
 ous of the Institution of Structural Engineers(IStructE) deployed a multid
 isciplinary team of 9 to conduct a 5-day field mission in the Tohoku regio
 n in May this year. Observations and findings from the mission will be pre
 sented.
LOCATION:Engineering Department - Lecture Room 4
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