EARTHQUAKE STRIKES KASHIWAZAKI, JAPAN

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EARTHQUAKE STRIKES KASHIWAZAKI, JAPAN

• M6.8
• 1015 A M
• JULY 16, 2007

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LOCATION OF KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE

• In addition to the usual societal impacts that
  happen in a moderate earthquake, this earthquake
  raised the issue of safety of a nuclear power
  plant in a moderate-to-great-magnitude
  earthquake.
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE

• A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 with a focal
  depth of 10 km (6 miles) struck northwestern
  Japan at 1015 a. m. on Monday, July 16th.
• The city of Kashiwazaki (population of 90,000)
  located in the Niigata prefecture was hit
  hardest.
• Because of Marine Day, a national holiday, most
  people were at home, usually the safest place to
  be in an earthquake.,

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KASHIWAZAKI POWER PLANT

• A fire was ignited in an electrical transformer
  of the Kashiwazaki nuclear power plant, the
  worlds largest with an output of 3.88 million
  kilowatts.
• Flames and black smoke poured from the plant for
  2 hours before the fire was extinguished.
• 315 gallons of water containing a small amount of
  radioactivity (thought to be about one-billionth
  of the legal limit) was leaked into the Sea of
  Japan. .

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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE

• 9 people were killed and 900 injured.
• 300 wood frame houses collapsed.
• 13,000 were evacuated to emergency shelters
• 1-meter-fissures destroyed roadways.
• Small tsunamis (20 cm waves) were generated.
• Bridges were buckled.
• Landslides closed roads.
• Trains were derailed and service to and from
  Tokyo was suspended.

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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE FIRE IN NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER
FIRE
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE 300 COLLAPSDED HOUSES
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE A COLLAPSED BUILDING
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE SEARCH AND RESCUE
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE SEARCH AND RESCUE
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE FISSURES
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE LANDSLIDE
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE LANDSLIDE
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE DERAILED TRAINS
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE CONTENTS OF LIQUOR STORE
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KASHIWAZAKI EARTHQUAKE CRATES OF SAKE