Honshu, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami - March 2011 (20 Viewers)

[X Æ A-12]

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

Very little damage so far. The only thing I've seen on the news is wrecked boats in the Santa Cruz bay and one person was reportedly swept out by waves in Cresent City.

 

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[Enron]

So is the answer yes?

Pretty much.

 

[Bjerknes]

Solid monitoring feed.

http://www.justin.tv/athleticsch06#/w/955609280

 

[Enron]

Should have posted this earlier.... For anyone wanting to catch up or read more... HuffPo's live wire updates:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/11/japan-earthquake-tsunami_n_834380.html

 

[Bjerknes]

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?

Here's a map of the region. I assume the dotted line that extends west of Japan is a minor fault between plates. The more recent quakes are associated with that one.

 

[Bjerknes]

Which area?

The 7.9 is located on the East side, but I don't think the dot is up yet on the USGS site. Apparently it updates every 30 minutes.

 

[Enron]

Here's a map of the region. I assume the dotted line that extends west of Japan is a minor fault between plates. The more recent quakes are associated with that one.

Looks like they occurred on the same major plate.

 

[JuveJay]

Latest Japanese reports suggest a town of 33,000 people has been completely destroyed, as well as a university campus, schools etc. It just gets worse and worse. Other cities up to 74,000 population have been badly submerged.

 

[blondu]

Terrible... I wish I can help.

tell me about it..i feel so useless right now

 

[Enron]

Latest Japanese reports suggest a town of 33,000 people has been completely destroyed, as well as a university campus, schools etc. It just gets worse and worse.

Next thing we'll be hearing that a giant fire breathing lizard has emerged from the ocean and is rampaging through downtown Tokyo.

 

[Bjerknes]

It's fucking pathetic how US stocks managed to have a green day today, with all the devastation in Asia and uprisings in Africa and the Middle East. Nobody is buying stocks when a possible nuclear reactor is about to blow. Just goes to show what a joke this whole game is, a bunch of fucking high frequency trading algorithms making an entire market.

 

[Bjerknes]

Looks like they occurred on the same major plate.

Yeah, the Eurasian Plate, which harbors the Okhotsk plate. I'm not sure what they call the sub-plates or whatever. Could you look that up in your Geo book?

 

[Bjerknes]

Next thing we'll be hearing that a giant fire breathing lizard has emerged from the ocean and is rampaging through downtown Tokyo.

Might as well have Godzilla out there. He couldn't create this much havoc in a 12 hour period.

 

[Alen]

Btw JJ, where did you learn Japanese?

From his family.

 

[Bjerknes]

BREAKING:

Another earthquake warning for tokyo

Kyoto's newswire says radiation levels in the nuclear plant are rising

 

[Bjerknes]

Radiation may have already been released, according to kyoto newswire.

 

[JuveJay]

Ecuador's PM has declared a state of emergency for coastal areas. It's heading for the Galapagos, home to many endangered species of animals. Mexico and the US is also experiencing some lesser problems.

 

[AngelaL]

Japanese PM has told the people living near the nuclear plant to evacuate! They are being told to get at least 6 miles from the plant! The radiation levels are 8 times above normal.

 

[AngelaL]

There is now talk of a radioactive leak at the nuclear plant! :shock:

 

[Bjerknes]

Ecuador's PM has declared a state of emergency for coastal areas. It's heading for the Galapagos, home to many endangered species of animals. Mexico and the US is also experiencing some lesser problems.

Ecuador might be worse off than the US considering the trajectory of the Tsunami in relation to the main impulse of the quake.