Mid Term Geo 104

Topic: Earthquakes and their impact on Japan.

First step: Added Global Earthquake Archive Layer

Change the filter to show only earthquakes of 7.0 magnitude or higher.

Enable Time animation and created imaging with 10 year intervals.

Largest Magnitude Quakes Each Decade.

​Decade	Date	Magnitude	Location
1900s	08/09/1901	7.5	Miyako, Japan (40.00, 144.00)
1910s	​06/15/1911	7.9	Naze, Japan (29.05, 128.78)
1920s	08/31/1923	8.1	Isehara, Japan (35.41, 139.30)
1930s	03/02/1933	8.4	Sanriku, Japan (39.21, 144.59)
1940s	12/20/1946	8.3	Nankai, Japan (33.12, 135.90)
1950s	03/03/1952	8.1	Kushiro, Japan (42.08, 143.90)
1960s	05/15/1968	8.2	Hachinohe, Japan (40.86, 143.43)
1970s	6/11/1978	7.7	Ishinomaki, Japan (38.19, 142.03)
1980s	11/01/1989	7.4	Miyako, Japan (39.84, 142.76)
1990s	12/28/1994	7.8	Honshu, Japan (40.53, 143.42)
2000s	09/25/2003	8.2	Kushiro, Japan (41.81, 143.91)
2010s	03/10/2011	9.1	Tohoku, Japan (38.30, 142.37)
2020s	03/16/2022	7.3	Namie, Japan (37.70, 141.59)

(Data taken from arcgis)

Used a screenshot of this image in my story map to dive deeper on this earthquake as it is the largest one recorded on the available data.

From this my overall outline is this:

Introduction:

- Brief overview of Earthquakes and their relationship to Japan

• Speak about Japan's geographic location

• introduction to the ring of fire

Body 1: Causes of Earthquakes in Japan

• Tectonic plates

• Video aide

Body 2: Tohoku Earthquake

• Brief overview of major earthquakes in Japan

• Tsunami

• Timeline map

• video aide

• Imagery Comparison

Body 3: Lessons Learned

• Speak about changes in the government's policies

• Improved technology

• Video aide

Conclusion:

- Summary of the entire report.

Link to Story Map: https://arcg.is/ma5ye0