Honshu, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami - March 2011 (12 Viewers)

[Bjerknes]

Honshu is very narrow in some parts from coast to coast, some under 75km, so maybe not surprising to see quakes on both sides. Obviously they are tied. I'm no seismologist, is it possible that in that close proximity they are part of the same aftershock?

Since the two are on different fault lines, then no. It wouldn't be considered an aftershock. That's not to say the main 9.1 quake didn't cause a secondary quake on another fault line though. That's entirely possible and probably what happened.

 

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[Bjerknes]

And now we have the stupidskis coming out of the woodwork saying nobody should build new nuclear power plants.

 

[AngelaL]

OMG! Japan has quakes and aftershocks on two coasts. The number of aftershock have been so many that it's almost one long earthquake with a 'few minutes' pauses sputtered throughout the day. May the victims R.I.P.

 

[swag]

And now we have the stupidskis coming out of the woodwork saying nobody should build new nuclear power plants.

Nobody should build freeways too. They could fall over and crush someone.

 

[Bjerknes]

Here's the USGS map of the region. Different faults, different quakes.

CNN just flashed a report of a 7.9 quake in the area.

 

[Bjerknes]

Here's the exact USGS link you want to watch.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40.php

 

[JuveJay]

Since the two are on different fault lines, then no. It wouldn't be considered an aftershock. That's not to say the main 9.1 quake didn't cause a secondary quake on another fault line though. That's entirely possible and probably what happened.

Oh right, so the eastern ones are on the North America/Pacific plate fault line, and the western ones on the Eurasian/North American plate fault line?

 

[Bjerknes]

Here's the exact USGS link you want to watch.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40.php

 

[JCK]

Is there an ETA for Hawaii and the US West Coast? And is there a possibility that the waves fade away? Hopefully they do.

 

[Delle Alpi]

Think of all the poor people who have lost everything and everyone today. Thoughts and prayers with everyone in Japan

 

[Enron]

Is there an ETA for Hawaii and the US West Coast? And is there a possibility that the waves fade away? Hopefully they do.

Hawaii was hit at 8:00am this morning and the first waves arrived to the US West Coast around 11:00am or noon.

 

[X Æ A-12]

Is there an ETA for Hawaii and the US West Coast? And is there a possibility that the waves fade away? Hopefully they do.

Waves have been hitting Santa Cruz for over two hours now so they've definitely hit Hawaii too.

 

[swag]

Hawaii was hit at 8:00am this morning and the first waves arrived to the US West Coast around 11:00am or noon.

You must be speaking ET (GMT-5), boy.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Here's the USGS map of the region. Different faults, different quakes.

CNN just flashed a report of a 7.9 quake in the area.

Which area?

 

[Enron]

Oh right, so the eastern ones are on the North America/Pacific plate fault line, and the western ones on the Eurasian/North American plate fault line?

 

[Enron]

You must be speaking ET (GMT-5), boy.

I always speak in my time.

 

[JCK]

Hawaii was hit at 8:00am this morning and the first waves arrived to the US West Coast around 11:00am or noon.

What about the damage? It is not being mentioned, probably minimal to what happened in Japan.

 

[X Æ A-12]

SF Mayor says that the SF area is completely safe.

 

[JuveJay]

So is the answer yes?

 

[Enron]

What about the damage? It is not being mentioned, probably minimal to what happened in Japan.

Yes, very minimal compared to Japan.