Situation does not compare to 2011, says Brazilian about Tsunami in Japan

It has no comparison with 2011, which was something surreal. Japan has learned a lot from 2011 and is much more prepared. There are many more evacuation places and the authorities work very strongly so that people leave the risk regions.

There is a great job of what is equivalent to the Civil Defense there in Brazil so that people really look for evacuation places when this kind of warning happens. The population is prepared. There is always an emergency kit with emergency equipment and food when there is no light, water or gas. Leandro dos Santos, Brazilian resident in Japan

Leandro, who works in a recruitment company in Japan, reported that the situation is of tranquility in the country, but there are still alert regions.

At this time, there is a general alert on the entire Japan coast. Now people are calm, quiet. Some are in these areas of evacuation, which are very close to the sea and the beach.

Who is farthest is on alert. Japanese TV is monitoring 24 hours and announces if there is any movement. The Japanese people are very disciplined and at any kind of orientation they take the emergency kit and run to the evacuation site. This is the modus operandi here. Leandro dos Santos, Brazilian resident in Japan

Earthquake away from the coast did not create such devastating waves, says Sismoologist

The earthquake that hit the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia did not generate such devastating waves because it happened away from the coast, said Bruno Collaço, a USP (University of São Paulo) seismologist.