8.8 Earthquake hits Japan

[Dominato3r]

Breaking news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598

 

[zerocool84]

There was a 7.2 and 6.3 there on wednesday. Japan is f'd.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/japan.quake/index.html

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/0...apan-day-after-larger-temblor/?iref=allsearch

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1

 

[DCal430]

The the casualties are kept low, if we are lucky it could be under 10.

 

[Ricemarine]

From what I hear, there are at least 3 fires in Tokyo and most gas and phone lines have been shut off. All trains have been stopped as well.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Holy shit, Dave called it.

 

[Dominato3r]

Go to msnbc.

Holy shit.

 

[Pardus]

 

[Savarak]

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ oh man

 

[DangerAardvark]

Holy shit. It looks the ocean is trying to reclaim Japan. Parts of the tsunami are ON FIRE.

 

[zerocool84]

Go to msnbc.

Holy shit.

Crap

My brother lives in Japan.

A Tsunami hit northern Japan.

I keep calling my brother's cellphone and nothing. Hope he's ok.

 

[indamixx99]

Omg at this tsunami footage. Look at all those houses and cars getting swallowed

 

[dennilfloss]

Watching second tsunami wave arriving live on TV.

This is a great quake.

 

[shopbruin]

Holy shit, Dave called it.

Wrong country.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Any ATers in Japan, and if so, could we get people to check on them?

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

It's been officially upgraded to an 8.9 now apparently.

 

[zinfamous]

8.9 now. holy crap.

 

[zerocool84]

It's been officially upgraded to an 8.9 now apparently.

Yup seems like it.

 

[mafia]

I was there 2 years ago. Thats sad. I'm sure they'll get through it, and build some super sophisticated Anti-Tsunami shield after this.

 

[zerocool84]

The tsunami flooded an airport and you can see people on the roof of one of the terminals.

 

[Dominato3r]

The wave is carrying homes on fire.

Wow.

 

[sandorski]

damn

 

[DangerAardvark]

8.9 now. holy crap.

8.9 twice as strong as 8.8?

 

[BoomerD]

There was a 7.2 and 6.3 there on wednesday. Japan is f'd.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/09/japan.quake/index.html

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/0...apan-day-after-larger-temblor/?iref=allsearch

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1

Apparently, it's been extremely active there for the past couple of days:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia_eqs.php

44 earthquakes, mostly "off the coast of Honshu, Japan" since 03/09/2011. Maybe ActiveX is right.

I don't believe the seismologists when they say that earthquakes and volcanoes in different regions aren't connected. Push a bit over here, earthquake over there...push over there, volcano over here...they're all connected.
Chile just had another large quake a few days ago as well.

 

[rasczak]

wow. i hope the casualties are kept to a minimum.

 

[GhettoFob]

wow