Massive earthquake hits Japan

[Zeth Rekia]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12727282

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Good to know he's still alive.

[Jari Head]

So he traded high desert sand and scrub for japanese mountains and you traded cattle and oil land for corn

Well, while they're NOT the same and I miss them a lot, the Northern Japan Alps outside my window do look a bit like my beloved Sierra Nevada. Lake Suwa is nothing like Lake Tahoe though.

From the Pic I've seen, that's good looking country around Tahoe
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[Laerod]

Well, no. It took an 8.8 event and a tsunami. And note that an 8.8 is more than 30 times more powerful than an 7.8 and 1000 times more powerful than a 6.8. The magnitude of this quake compared to what Japan regularly experiences is immense.

But it happened. I'm sure no one expected an event of this magnitude, but if were in charge of approving the construction of nuclear plants, I would give the thumbs down. Because it simply COULD happen. And evidently it did.

That's the thing, an earthquake of this magnitude "could" happen anywhere. Last I heard, this was the 5th worst earthquake in recorded history from the intensity. The magnitude that these sites were planned to withstand are as intense as they are rare, and don't take into account that a tsunami will hit them as well shortly afterwards.

[Kandorith]

It was reclassified to a 9.0

[Kandorith]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12727282

Japan quake: Survivor rescued from roof out at sea
Hiromitsu Shinkawa waves to rescuers before being rescued to a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer on Sunday Hiromitsu Shinkawa says he had returned home to gather some possessions after the earthquake

A 60-year-old man has been rescued from the roof of his floating home far out at sea, two days after a tsunami devastated Japan's north-east coast.

Hiromitsu Shinkawa was found by a defence ministry destroyer 15km (10 miles) from shore, officials said.

Mr Shinkawa's house in Minami Soma city in Fukushima prefecture had been ripped from its foundations and swept away by the retreating tsunami.

He was spotted waving a piece of red cloth, while clinging to the wreckage.

Mr Shinkawa told his rescuers that the tsunami had hit as he and his wife returned home to gather some possessions after the earthquake, and that his wife was swept away.

She is still missing.

"Several helicopters and ships passed by, but none of them noticed me. I thought that day was going to be the last day of my life," he was quoted as saying by a defence agency spokesman.

"I ran away after I heard a tsunami was coming. But I turned back to fetch something from home and was swept away. I was rescued while hanging on to the roof of my house," he said.

Mr Shinkawa was reported to be in "good condition" after being taken to hospital by helicopter.

Military officials said mild weather and relatively calm seas had helped him stay adrift for 48 hours, Kyodo news agency reported.

I mean I was just taking the piss...but dayum!

Yea I immidiatly had to think about that joke when I heard it on the TV.

[Daistallia 2104]

I've heard that the magnitudo of the quake has been revised to 9.0 Richter.

Yes, that's correct.

There's actually 2 volcanoes errupting......

One has been errupting for 50 years, the other for 200 years roughly... The media needs to stop blowing things out of proportion.

Not quite accurate, if you're talking about Sakurajima.

I mean I was just taking the piss...but dayum!

Good to know he's still alive.

Indeed, indeed.

[Kandorith]

No Dais, Kirishima and erm..Shinmoedake.

[Daistallia 2104]

No Dais, Kirishima and erm..Shinmoedake.

That's way inaccurate then. For one thing, Shinmoedake is part of Kirishima. But more importantly neither has been erupting for 50 years, much less 200 years.

[Daistallia 2104]

And for the daily dose of craaazzzzyyy:

Special bulletin: Earthquake attack on Japan originated in New Mexico and Nevada, U.S. New Madrid fault line next target

The horrific earthquake weapon attack on Japan, resulting in 10 meter tsunamis along much of Japan’s coast line came from rogue elements of the U.S. government located in underground bases in New Mexico and Nevada, according to pentagon and CIA sources.

The next target will be the New Madrid fault line in the South-Western United States, according to threats originating from the Nazi George Bush Senior faction of the U.S. government.

The United States is supposed to be an ally of Japan, we demand that you immediately send men with tanks and guns to take these bases and arrest these genocidal rogues. You know who they are and you know where they are, you must act or your own people will be next.

http://benjaminfulford.typepad.com/benj ... 81%9F.html

[Demphor]

The earthquake moved Japan's coastline 8 feet eastward, so now, people are 8 feet less away from Japan.

[Kandorith]

No Dais, Kirishima and erm..Shinmoedake.

That's way inaccurate then. For one thing, Shinmoedake is part of Kirishima. But more importantly neither has been erupting for 50 years, much less 200 years.

Mt. Kirishima, which is a volcano in the Kirishima mountain range.

Mt. Sakura also errupted again, that one has been going on for decades too.

Kirishima is one of the most active vulcanic ranges in Japan, if not in the world.

[Zeth Rekia]

The earthquake moved Japan's coastline 8 feet eastward, so now, people are 8 feet less away from Japan.

Really? Damn... Does that mean the maps are going to have to be updated?

[Fartsniffage]

Kirishima is one of the most active vulcanic ranges in Japan, if not in the world.

Lots of pointy ears eh?

[Vonners]

Kirishima is one of the most active vulcanic ranges in Japan, if not in the world.

Lots of pointy ears eh?

*giggle*

[Jari Head]

And for the daily dose of craaazzzzyyy:

Special bulletin: Earthquake attack on Japan originated in New Mexico and Nevada, U.S. New Madrid fault line next target

The horrific earthquake weapon attack on Japan, resulting in 10 meter tsunamis along much of Japan’s coast line came from rogue elements of the U.S. government located in underground bases in New Mexico and Nevada, according to pentagon and CIA sources.

The next target will be the New Madrid fault line in the South-Western United States, according to threats originating from the Nazi George Bush Senior faction of the U.S. government.

The United States is supposed to be an ally of Japan, we demand that you immediately send men with tanks and guns to take these bases and arrest these genocidal rogues. You know who they are and you know where they are, you must act or your own people will be next.

http://benjaminfulford.typepad.com/benj ... 81%9F.html

Wacko alert! My BS meter just went off the scale

[Daistallia 2104]

The earthquake moved Japan's coastline 8 feet eastward, so now, people are 8 feet less away from Japan.

Yep.

Really? Damn... Does that mean the maps are going to have to be updated?

GPS adjustments mainly.

Mt. Kirishima, which is a volcano in the Kirishima mountain range.

Mt. Sakura also errupted again, that one has been going on for decades too.

Kirishima is one of the most active vulcanic ranges in Japan, if not in the world.

Shinmoedake is a peak on Kirishimayama. "Dake" = peak, "yama" = mountain.

Yes, Kirishimayama is very active. However that doesn't mean that your claim that it's been in a constant state of eruption since the early 1800s is at all accurate.

Sakurajima is the one that is more commonly referred to as being constantly erupting, however smoking is not the same as erupting.

[Daistallia 2104]

Lots of pointy ears eh?

*giggle*

Earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns, volcanoes, and J-pop?!? Scotty, beam my ass outta here - NOW!

[Zeth Rekia]

*giggle*

Earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns, volcanoes, and J-pop?!? Scotty, beam my ass outta here - NOW!

+ tsunamis

[Daistallia 2104]

Wacko alert! My BS meter just went off the scale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubZjbmA1Id0

[The Blaatschapen]

The earthquake moved Japan's coastline 8 feet eastward, so now, people are 8 feet less away from Japan.

I'm not ~2.5m closer to Japan.

[Zeth Rekia]

The earthquake moved Japan's coastline 8 feet eastward, so now, people are 8 feet less away from Japan.

I'm not ~2.5m closer to Japan.

But... the earth is round...

[The Blaatschapen]

I'm not ~2.5m closer to Japan.

But... the earth is round...

Yes, but if I take the shortest route from my location to Japan, I will not approach Japan from the East, but rather from the (North)West.

[Zeth Rekia]

But... the earth is round...

Yes, but if I take the shortest route from my location to Japan, I will not approach Japan from the East, but rather from the (North)West.

Oohhhh.....

[Kandorith]

Kirishima is one of the most active vulcanic ranges in Japan, if not in the world.

Lots of pointy ears eh?

Loll'd

[Sibirsky]

Did I not say this...

That girl's photos were fake.

You do, realize that I was 300 miles away from it for more than 5 years after the disaster, right?

They had illegal tours and now they opened it up legally for visitors.

Actually the photos were real.

They were just taken on a legitimate tour that she booked.

Apparently the context of the photos was the hoax.

Unless that's what you meant...

Some of them were taken in spots off-limits to tourists.