8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Japan

[snwbrdr435]

Hope all is well with our members over there

Most of the pacific rim is on tsunami watch, watched the video of the tsunami wrecking havoc in japan eek.
The first aftershock was a 7.4

[snwbrdr435]

Only live feed is f*** aljazeera what gives

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

[snwbrdr435]

found another one

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/foxtokimekitonight

[Ozzie]

Neal (Golddigger) is still alive, and posting on facebook.
Not sure about TMS though.

[RichieSR20]

This is beyond devastating... :'(

[downedzephyr]

my prayers go out to japan... the first thing i thought of when i heard about this was my friend's family. thankfully they're all alright

[Eikon]

Wow you guys.. This is devastating.

I'm watching a live feed from a chopper.. I just watched some people on a highway trying to drive away from the flooding water and not making it. Some people got out and tried to run.. didn't make it. This is truly horrible!!!! Prayers for Japan!

[themadscientist]

So far, nothing here. We are so far away and at an oblique angle we may be ok.

[Ace2cool]

Yay! Mad lives!

This is horrible, though. I don't know where anything is in Japan, though, so I'm gonna ask. Anywhere near any of the US military bases? I got a lot of friends who transferred to Japan from where I am now. Kinda worried about them.

[themadscientist]

I heard they were redirecting Narita flights to Yakota which is an Air Force base near Tokyo. The military radio said Misawa,way up north, and Iwakuni, along the bottom of Kyushu south of Hiroshima, are fine. So far so good on Okinawa where a huge contingent of American bases are. I think the military people are fine, but judging by my news here mainland near the epicenter is getting really beat down hard. I think we can expect some high casualty figures. I just flew out of Osaka yesterday too.

[Ace2cool]

Wow, glad to hear Okinawa is all right... Also glad to hear you made it out. Keep us updated for sure.

[Bubba1]

Wow, glad to hear Okinawa is all right... Also glad to hear you made it out. Keep us updated for sure.

I was prepared to suggest the cause was Kirstie Alley practicing for Dancing with the Stars, til I saw the news. wow. The subsequent tsunami's were devastating.

[TurboSauce]

Recheck those figures, 8.9 Magnitude.

[TurboSauce]

And it could be even higher then that

[Bubba1]

And it could be even higher then that

On a local front, 3 blocks (downhill) from my home, the Delaware River, which George Washington famously crossed nearby before the battle of Trenton, is going to have it's annual "100 yr flood" tomorrow morning when the river crests. Hopefully it won't take a bridge with it.

[Gold Digger]

Have had upwards of 35 aftershocks in the last 6 hours.

No damage up here in Saitama prefecture, nor casualties.

Northern Japan is just devastated right now.

There is a raging inferno at an oil refinery, and there are reports (rumors) of a possible radioactive material leaking from a nuclear plant. Last news we heard here was that the nuclear plants were in shutdown mode but they were having problems cooling down the reactors with water systems.


We're quite prepared in case something happens in my area. I'm gonna be on survival mode for a while, so in case anyone tries to loot my a**, they are gonna find themselves in a world of hurt.

[Bubba1]

I'm gonna be on survival mode for a while, so in case anyone tries to loot my a**, they are gonna find themselves in a world of hurt.

Is that because you keep sharp objects in your azz?? j/k

[Bmore-coupe]

Where is Kanagawa in relation to where the most damage is? I have an uncle living there.

[numbnuts240]

google fool. kanagawa is south of saitama (where neal is). so your uncle is further from all the mayhem in northern japan than neal.

[Bmore-coupe]

I did google foo!!! I just didnt feel like reading where all of the damage was.

[Gold Digger]

Where is Kanagawa in relation to where the most damage is? I have an uncle living there.

If you have contact information for him...i.e. land line or cell phone e-mail, I can try to contact him for you.


Here is a quick map.

The red circle is about where the epicenter of the quake was, measuring 8.9.

Kanagawa is the blue circle, Tokyo being the green one.
Tokyo is about 250 miles south west of the epicenter.

Kanagawa is about 50ish miles southwest of Tokyo.

(Click to see full size picture.)



By the way, CNN is saying that this quake was felt clear over in Beijing, China.
Most powerful quake recorded since the one in Sumatra in 2004.

Most powerful in Japan in 140 years. Much more than the Great Hanshin quake the leveled Kobe in 1995.

Keep the peeps in northern Japan in your thoughts.

[snwbrdr435]

Recheck those figures, 8.9 Magnitude.

You recheck yourself. They upgraded it after I posted

[drksolest]

This is beyond devastating... :'(

I'm going to call relatives after work... this is so scary!

[Gold Digger]

If you have relatives over here, chances are you won't reach them by phone. Most cell networks are still down and land lines are busy as hell. If your relatives have cell e-mails, try that first.

[drksolest]

dang!!!!! rrrrrrrrrr, only cousin has an email but I bet he'll know about everyone else. thanks

[Gold Digger]

Sign on to AIM. I am doing it as we speak.

C33LaurelRacer

[AppleBonker]

Insane. Glad to hear our members over there are alright. Keep us posted on what you're hearing, and I'll continue to hope that the rest of the country pulls through ok.

[drksolest]

Sign on to AIM. I am doing it as we speak.

C33LaurelRacer

was on...

[Encryptshun]

I'm glad Neal and Mike are okay. This is a horrible tragedy, and my thoughts go out to those affected and their families.

[naladude911]

the world is f***. this is probably one of many extreme natural disasters which are going to happen soon. The weather is f*** up, the earth is f*** up, were done for