Author Topic: Japan Earthquake... (Read 5502 times)

cmdterps44 · « **Topic Start:** March 11, 2011, 02:46:02 AM »

8.9 Earthquake in Japan this morning around 12:50 EST.

Many aftershocks between 6.6-7.9

To busy to post a link...

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

theres a news feed.

Coladar · « **Reply #1:** March 11, 2011, 03:23:44 AM »

Was just coming to post this as well. 8.9, wow. I've got to imagine the tsunami caused by this is going to cause horrific damage in the Pacific. Reports are over a 30 foot tsunami smashed into Japan.

I recalled reading a 7.1 or so hit Japan in this exact same location a couple days ago. Guess it triggered this one. I'm afraid the death toll of this quake, right now just at one, is going to be massive. After all the strange stuff happening lately spelling on the doomsayers and apocalypse now folk, this is just going to be more ammunition in their insanity.

The Wall Street Journal has a good write-up: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704399804576193650432765520.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

PANatsFan · « **Reply #2:** March 11, 2011, 05:35:48 AM »

Pray for Japan

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #3:** March 11, 2011, 06:17:03 AM »

Wow. This is insane. Anyone seen any aerial shots of this yet? This is going to be devastating.

Kevrock · « **Reply #4:** March 11, 2011, 06:28:40 AM »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on March 11, 2011, 06:17:03 AM

Wow. This is insane. Anyone seen any aerial shots of this yet? This is going to be devastating.

BBC has aerial footage as well as aerial pictures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #5:** March 11, 2011, 07:48:36 AM »

Now they're talking tsunamis and a nuclear emergency? Ugh.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #6:** March 11, 2011, 07:52:45 AM »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on March 11, 2011, 07:48:36 AM

Now they're talking tsunamis and a nuclear emergency? Ugh.

Fire at the turbine building of a nuke plant. No radiation released. The reactors simply heats water under pressure, then the superhot water is pumped to a separate set of pipes that heats water to generate steam to drive the turbines, as I understand it.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #7:** March 11, 2011, 08:13:28 AM »

expected impact in hawaii around 9 AM EST, west coast US around 10 -10:30 EST. Estimates of size varies. 6'-9' in Hawaii. 23' waves out at see. 4+ feet at Midway. 20+ countires with Tsunami warinings. Per NECN video on Boston.com

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #8:** March 11, 2011, 09:08:25 AM »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on March 11, 2011, 06:17:03 AM

Wow. This is insane. Anyone seen any aerial shots of this yet? This is going to be devastating.

imref · « **Reply #9:** March 11, 2011, 09:35:27 AM »

a lot of pictures here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/photos-of-japans-earthquake-and-tsunami/article1938156/

there are a reports that a packed passenger train is missing.

Conflicting reports of problems cooling a couple of nuclear plants in the area, large scale evacuations are on-going. I've heard 4-6' waves hitting Hawaii. Midway and Wake got hit with high waves too. Very sad.

1995hoo · « **Reply #10:** March 11, 2011, 09:38:37 AM »

FOX News' website has an aerial video of the wall of water hitting Japan. It looks like a mudslide sweeping through ravaging everything in its path.

The Chief · « **Reply #11:** March 11, 2011, 09:39:46 AM »

Now there's a giant whirlpool

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375719/Japanese-tsunami-creates-whirlpool.html

imref · « **Reply #12:** March 11, 2011, 09:40:00 AM »

they had one scene of an entire town washing out to sea through a broken ocean-side road. horrible.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #13:** March 11, 2011, 09:48:24 AM »

So terrible.

Thoughts are with the Japanese.

Also, if you're in California, get the hell out of the way. They're expecting massive waves to start hitting soon.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #14:** March 11, 2011, 12:48:51 PM »

Washington Post said the body toll will surpass 1000.

The Chief · « **Reply #15:** March 11, 2011, 01:03:49 PM »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on March 11, 2011, 09:48:24 AM

So terrible.

Thoughts are with the Japanese.

Also, if you're in California, get the hell out of the way. They're expecting massive waves to start hitting soon.

"up to" 7 feet. Some counties are closing beaches and piers, which is probably smart, but it's not like California is going to get washed out to sea or anything. I would imagine there's more danger to unsuspecting oceangoers than to anyone on land.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #16:** March 11, 2011, 01:07:23 PM »

Quote from: The Chief on March 11, 2011, 01:03:49 PM

"up to" 7 feet. Some counties are closing beaches and piers, which is probably smart, but it's not like California is going to get washed out to sea or anything. I would imagine there's more danger to unsuspecting oceangoers than to anyone on land.

Hmm. Ok... I heard Hawaii was getting 14 foot surges.

California must of been let off easy.

Good to know.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #17:** March 11, 2011, 01:08:41 PM »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on March 11, 2011, 01:07:23 PM

Hmm. Ok... I heard Hawaii was getting 14 foot surges.

California must of been let off easy.

Good to know.

Yeah. It was mostly Japan, New Zealand, Guam, Hawaii and some Russian islands that were going to get "major" tsunamis.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #18:** March 11, 2011, 01:09:27 PM »

yeah cali will be fine ... i have a lot of friends there posting pictures on facebook or through e-mails and texts ... looks like it could get pretty rough out there, but nothing too serious i don't think (and i hope not).

thoughts and prayers with everyone involved in the tragedy. makes you think, what would happen if that hit us.

p.s. that storm last night that hit us was awful.

imref · « **Reply #19:** March 11, 2011, 01:11:48 PM »

raw tsunami footage:

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #20:** March 11, 2011, 01:12:05 PM »

Tsunamis depend on anumber of factors, including the slope of the offshore sea bottom. A wave that migh be only 1 foot at a bouy on the high seas might be huge if it comes ashore in the right spot. Hawaii I think has a history of bad tsunamis.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #21:** March 11, 2011, 01:14:53 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 11, 2011, 01:12:05 PM

Tsunamis depend on anumber of factors, including the slope of the offshore sea bottom. A wave that migh be only 1 foot at a bouy on the high seas might be huge if it comes ashore in the right spot. Hawaii I think has a history of bad tsunamis.

I was hearing last night that if the earthquake was a few more yards closer to the shore, the destruction would've been 2x larger because of how shallow the waters were. (or something like that)

Nathan · « **Reply #22:** March 11, 2011, 03:17:03 PM »

Quote from: imref on March 11, 2011, 01:11:48 PM

raw tsunami footage:

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #23:** March 11, 2011, 03:28:55 PM »

A series of videos here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theenvoy/20110311/ts_yblog_theenvoy/watch-raw-footage-of-the-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami

The magnitude-8.9 offshore quake triggered a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami and was followed for hours by more than 50 aftershocks, many of them more than magnitude 6.0. In the early hours of Saturday, a magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck the central, mountainous part of the country — far from the original quake's epicenter.

Another video:

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #24:** March 11, 2011, 03:30:20 PM »

2012.

I have a feeling that super volcano in Yellowstone is going to erupt soon.

If that does... welp, see ya later.