- What physical processes caused this destruction
- Earthquake “7.5 magnitude”
- Liquefaction in the soil
- This causes the soil to act like a liquid and whole building shifted and were destroyed
- Water pressure build up within the soil causing it to lose most of its strength and wipe buildings from existence
- Tsunami
- What were the impacts of the sociosphere.
- Killed at least 1407 people significantly reducing its population
- Missing family members, un-found people
- Left people desperate and without homes
- Causes people significant trauma and maybe post traumatic stress.
- People flea from town to get away from the mess and the memories that it caused
- Roads washed out limiting ability to find aid and look for possible remaining survivors.