How big was the earthquake that hit Fukushima?

How big was the earthquake that hit Fukushima?

magnitude 6.6 M

What earthquake was about 100 times stronger than the quake in Fukushima Japan?

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late Saturday off the coast of Tohoku, leaving at least 100 people injured across six prefectures just weeks before the 10th anniversary of the March 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

What was the most powerful earthquake in Japan?

• The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (Japanese: 東北地方太平洋沖地震, Hepburn: Tōhoku-chihō Taiheiyō Oki Jishin) occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March.
• It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900.

How much power did Fukushima produce?

The first unit of the nuclear station was commissioned in 1971. In total, the station has six boiling water reactors which together have a power generation capacity of 4.69GW. Fukushima Dai-Ichi was the first nuclear plant to be constructed and operated entirely by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

How Dangerous Is Fukushima now?

Tiny amounts of radiation have continued leaking into the sea and elsewhere through underground passages, though the amount today is small and fish caught off the coast are safe to eat, scientists say.

Are any of the Fukushima 50 Still Alive?

The Fukushima 50 aren’t on their own anymore — there are now about 400 Tokyo Electric Power Co. employees inside the plant. They work in rotating 12-hour shifts. The high levels of contamination make it hard to get supplies to them, so food and water are scarce.

Did they really kill dogs in Chernobyl?

A scene similar to this description was witnessed in the Sky Atlantic series. But what came next was even more harrowing. As the Guardian explains, Soviet Union squads were told to shoot any stray animals to prevent the spread of radiation. In the Chernobyl series, even puppies weren’t spared.

Did animals mutated in Chernobyl?

According to a 2001 study in Biological Conservation, Chernobyl-caused genetic mutations in plants and animals increased by a factor of 20. Among breeding birds in the region, rare species suffered disproportional effects from the explosion’s radiation compared to common species.