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Post-Disaster Assessment Of Northeastern Coastal Region For The 2011 Sendai Earthquake And Tsunami, Ruopu Li, Shishi Liu, Qingfeng Guan, Yi Peng

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The 2011 Sendai Earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan triggering a destructive tsunami that has caused extensive damage. A fast and effective post-disaster assessment is highly imperative for the recovery of this region. This study modeled the tsunami-affected areas of coastal Fukushima Prefecture using Landsat-7 ETM+ data and terrain analysis. The result shows that most of the coastal areas were significantly affected by the tsunami. The low-lying plains along the coast are particularly vulnerable to the tsunami.