Destructive Force of the Japanese Tsunami
On Mar. 11, 2011, at 2:46 (JST) Japan was struck by a record breaking 9.0 mega earthquake. The fifth most powerful in the world. The energy released was equal to 6,000 times the Hiroshima atomic bomb. It caused wide scale destruction in the NE of the country. Following the initial quake there were several powerful aftershocks. Since Mar. 11, there have been more than 1,000 powerful aftershocks.
The quake created a record breaking very powerful tsunami, in a very short period following the quake with waves reaching up to 30m or about 125 ft. Also caused wide scale destruction.
Kesennuma, in Miyagi Prefecture, very badly hit by the earthquake which also caused large oil and gas main fires then it was struck by the tsunami, hell on earth.
This video shows the tsunami hitting Kesennuma. First part is shot from a building in the port area. The second part was shot from the Coast Guard building also in the port area. video was about one hour in length but I increased the speed to 4x.
The quake created a record breaking very powerful tsunami, in a very short period following the quake with waves reaching up to 30m or about 125 ft. Also caused wide scale destruction.
Kesennuma, in Miyagi Prefecture, very badly hit by the earthquake which also caused large oil and gas main fires then it was struck by the tsunami, hell on earth.
This video shows the tsunami hitting Kesennuma. First part is shot from a building in the port area. The second part was shot from the Coast Guard building also in the port area. video was about one hour in length but I increased the speed to 4x.
12-06-2011
