Abstract
The March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake of Mw 9.0 was a surprise to seismologists in Japan and globally. This earthquake and the resultant tsunami claimed about 20,000 human lives and caused wide spread damage to structures. The tsunami also caused a number of nuclear accidents. This earthquake gave rise to a global debate on the anticipated maximum size of earthquakes and the safety of nuclear power plants globally. This chapter includes a discussion on the Mw 9.0 earthquake, an in-depth analysis of the generation and propagation of the tsunami and a brief description of the damage to nuclear power plants and the future plans for protection.
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Gupta, H.K., Gahalaut, V.K. (2013). 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake and Tsunami. In: Three Great Tsunamis: Lisbon (1755), Sumatra-Andaman (2004) and Japan (2011). SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6576-4_4
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