Massive earthquake and tsunamis hit Japan
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there is a tsunami warning being given out 
xes
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several hundred times stronger than a 5 (maybe even several thousand, I can never remember how it goes up) But yes. They're big ones.
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People being urged to evacuate according to the ticker on this news feed
http://www.livestation.com/channels/123-nhk-world-english
http://www.livestation.com/channels/123-nhk-world-english
TruXta
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale
There's a few scales out there, the classic is the Richter-Gutenberg scale, the most common now is the moment magnitude scale.
There's a few scales out there, the classic is the Richter-Gutenberg scale, the most common now is the moment magnitude scale.
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And another M7.1 (will probably be up/downgraded when proper results are in)
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0002n9v.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0002n9v.php
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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there is a tsunami warning being given out
I was there for that one, well in Tokyo anyway. Bit of a wobbly telly, not enough for me to prepare for death but enough for me to grab the daughter and run outside.
The next day everyone said is was the biggest after shock and they were all scared shitless, probably because they were worried it was all starting again. Luckily it was very short, unlike the big one that just got bigger and bigger and didn't stop.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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One of the more worrying aspects of all this earthquake activity, is that japans 20 volcanos have all become active, according to this article
http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/13...fter-the-april-7-earthquake.htm#ixzz1J58dTfxj
They're warning of more big quakes, and some increased volcanic activity.
http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/13...fter-the-april-7-earthquake.htm#ixzz1J58dTfxj
They're warning of more big quakes, and some increased volcanic activity.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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The husband of one of my wifes relatives was right in it. Chased in his car by the tsunami, realized he could not out run it and ran up the nearest tall building he could find. I think he found one four or six floors up. He held onto a hand rail with both arms and the water came up to his neck. He said he saw people just being swept past him but he could barely hold on for his own life and was powerless to help. After it was over he wandered around for three days, his house was gone and he assumed the worst that his wife and child were dead. Thankfully they were not and he found them at a shelter.
Can you imagine the trauma? And I very much doubt it is the worst story by far. He has not been able to sleep since without only dreaming of the tsunami.
claphamboy
The wheels on the bus go round and round....
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But, so glad he, his wife and child survived.
But, so glad he, his wife and child survived.
robbo180265
It's me innit!
I can't imagine how horrible it must have been, just thankfull that he found his wife and child safe.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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^^^
But, so glad he, his wife and child survived.
It was mad though, I think the wife went almost immediately back to work, the office quickly relocated, then again a week or so again to a temp place in Tokyo. As soon as she could get petrol she drove down. Not to escape radiation or hardship or to stay with relatives (though she did meet us for lunch while we were there), but to work.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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6M in Chiba, bit to close to my in-laws for comfort.
The 7M in fukushima was enough to wobble my telly over, and that was freaking miles away.
The 7M in fukushima was enough to wobble my telly over, and that was freaking miles away.
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