Abstract
Chile Earthquake Tsunami hit the coastal area of Japan 28 Feb. 2010. In coastal area of Iwate prefecture, an evacuation order was issued and it's reported that only 12.2% of residents had evacuated to the evacuation centers. In order to investigate the evacuation behavior, we carried out the questionnaire survey. The result of questionnaire revealed that (1) Over 60% evacuated respondents went not to the evacuation centers, but to relatives, etc. (2) About 70% respondents went back home before the evacuation order was lifted. (3) Presence of disaster-prevention facility can lower motivation to evacuate. (4) Nearly 20% respondents answered that they will evacuate immediately when next Sanriku earthquake occur.
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