On the 11^th March 2011 the earthquake off the coast of Japan was recorded to be the biggest earthquake yet, as it measured nine on the Richter Scale. The earthquake caused a tsunami, which brought about most of the destruction. Thousands of people were left dead or missing, with their homes and families destroyed, and their natural habitat demolished. This issue has evidently affected the social environment and the people surrounding it. As a result of the earthquake, the worst affected was an old nuclear power station on the Japanese coast, which resulted in a fire, that brought about several explosions resulting in radiation leaks at the station. In numerous surrounding areas radioactive material has been identified. This natural disaster has caused many issues that all inter-relate. Huge damage to the social environment has been done as thousands of people were evacuated further from their homes.