This map shows the shaking intensity level and tsunami wave height of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. Darker red represents higher intensity. More intense shaking can result in more damage, all things being equal. Credit: “Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters,” 2014, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University.

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This map shows the shaking intensity level and tsunami wave height of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. Darker red represents higher intensity. More intense shaking can result in more damage, all things being equal. Credit: "Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters," 2014, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University.

This map shows the shaking intensity level and tsunami wave height of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. Darker red represents higher intensity. More intense shaking can result in more damage, all things being equal. Credit: “Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters,” 2014, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University.

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