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    Japan - Hell on Earth: 2011
    Japan - Hell on Earth: 2011
    Japan - Hell on Earth: 2011
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    Japan - Hell on Earth: 2011

    By Paul Andrews

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    On the 11th March 2011, a massive earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean near to North-Eastern Japan. Soon afterwards, a devestating tsunami followed. This quick-read guide written by Paul Andrews gives the reader an overview an explanation of the events in easy-to-understand plain English. With sections including the nuclear crisis, the effect of the disaster on Japan's - and the global - economy, and information about what causes an earthquake and a tsunami, this is a concise guide to the shocking events surrounding one of the world's worst natural disasters.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAUK Authors
    Release dateMar 16, 2011
    ISBN9781849893732
    Japan - Hell on Earth: 2011
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    Paul Andrews

    Paul Andrews has been creating novels, novellas and short stories for over twenty years. Though his heart lies with historical fiction, he also dabbles in science fiction, horror, and even a little romance. The "The Man Who Would Not Die," based on the life of Count Saint-Germain, was first novel. He also writes a popular Blog on his website, on Lost and Forgotten History still relevant today. Paul has a graduate degree from Rutgers University and spent many successful years in his 'day job' as a biotech R&D project manager. After working for a time in the ivory towers of Manhattan and Washington D.C, he slowly migrated south to warmer climes and a slower pace of life. He now works, lives and writes in North Carolina with his wife and two cats.

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      Japan - Hell on Earth - Paul Andrews

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      The Initial Quake

      At approximately 2.46pm local time on the 11th March 2011, Japan went about its normal business on a Friday afternoon.

      Suddenly an earthquake hit the region of North East Japan with one of the biggest cities in the region, Sendai, being hit. The epicentre of the quake was believed to have been around six miles beneath the seabed, some 80 miles off the East coast of Japan.

      Shake Map of Region

      The earthquake originated in the Japan Trench, which is where the Pacific Plate is subducting underneath the Okhotsk Plate.

      The quake initiated a tsunami alert around the whole of the Pacific rim. The tsunami created a large wall of water around 30 feet high which was travelling in the region of 500 miles an hour. This speed is the same speed at which a passenger jet flies. The wave was still around 10 foot in height when it reached the coastline of Hawaii which was approximately 3900 miles away from the

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