[white_guilt]

7.9 on the Richter scale!! My aunt is there and my mom is freaking out trying to reach her and her phone is dead. This JUST happened. My ex-gf just moved back there too and landed like a week ago. This is CRAZY! Call your family if you have anyone there ASAP.

[Vansterdam]

its 8.8 now

tsunami warning and everything

holy shit!!

[The_AK]

7.9 on the Richter scale!! My aunt is there and my mom is freaking out trying to reach her and her phone is dead. This JUST happened. My ex-gf just moved back there too and landed like a week ago. This is CRAZY! Call your family if you have anyone there ASAP.

I pointed out the problem with this argument.

edit* wow this isn't a joke thread, tsunami warnings issued for nearby coastal countries, maybe even Hawaii :S

[JS1988]

maybe hold off on the calling everyone you know in Japan part. Too many people using the phones for such purposes often jams systems meaning that people who are actually in need of help can't use the lines.

[HonestTea]

O_O!!

[nickmak]

holy hell, thats crazy

[!Aznboi128]

Just watching the coverage on fox damn

[Sandman]

My ex-gf

:worthless:

[murd0c]

holy fuck a 8.8

[murd0c]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1

Tokyo (CNN) -- An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Friday, triggering tsunami warnings and sending people fleeing out of buildings in the capital.

The quake rattled buildings and toppled cars off bridges and waters underneath. In Tokyo, crowds huddled together and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.

Its epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) from Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said.

It triggered a tsunami warning for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.

"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.

[white_guilt]

maybe hold off on the calling everyone you know in Japan part. Too many people using the phones for such purposes often jams systems meaning that people who are actually in need of help can't use the lines.

you're right- I spoke too soon. Hold off for awhile. hope my aunt's OK.

[Spectre_Cdn]

There was an earthquake of 6.x in the region several days ago too, iirc...

[spoon.ek9]

yikes... that is massive. i heard they just had an earthquake off the coast what... yesterday? hope everyone was prepared!!

[Slifer]

Damn 8.8..I think the biggest earthquake ever recorded was 9.5.

[Boostslut]

Wow, that's crazy hope it won't be too overly devastating!

[murd0c]

thats fricken huge. This will really show how all of this modern earthquake technology they have been using works at least. I so hope it won't be bad but I can't see how it won't be.

[MapleApe]

Oh no, I have a good buddy living there. An 8.8 is very, very bad in a heavily populated place like that.

[monkeywrench]

I heard it was 5.8 or 6 a few days ago. But wow 8.8 is devastating...

[The_AK]

some floods too

[skyxx]

Waiting for someone to go "2012, dun dun dun". Though it's quite eerie as more quakes and disasters happen within a shorter time frame now. We just had the flood in Australia then New Zealand's quake and now this within a matter of 6 months.

[murd0c]

Turn on CNN right now, it's just wild I feel horrible for them right now.

[ursher]

ohhh man...was just there in December too :/

[shawnly]

Largest recorded magnitude in history was 9.5; the earthquake that hit Indonesia was 9.1;

[MG1]

:worthless:

not a good time for that............ sorry.

[shawnly]

Definitely should be a wake up call for us to prepare for "the big one" we're expecting/due

[chun]

I'm in Tokyo right now and let me just say that holy hell, that was scary. There's a general mood of panic and most people are trying to wait out the aftershocks. Strange though, a lot of the businessmen are on the streets just smoking and waiting it out; surprisingly they don't look stressed at all.

[MG1]

you're right- I spoke too soon. Hold off for awhile. hope my aunt's OK.

I'm praying for your aunt and all those affected.


If any country is prepared for events such as this, it's Japan. Don't worry too much. Things will work out.

[Spectre_Cdn]

I'm in Tokyo right now and let me just say that holy hell, that was scary. There's a general mood of panic and most people are trying to wait out the aftershocks. Strange though, a lot of the businessmen are on the streets just smoking and waiting it out; surprisingly they don't look stressed at all.

locals may be used to earthquakes of this magnitude? :\

[hc529]

I heard it was 5.8 or 6 a few days ago. But wow 8.8 is devastating...

it was a 7.1 couple days ago...

[you!]

ya just saw this on cnn around half an hour ago i feel bad for them...and i just got back from japan recently too :(

[Jgresch]

I'm in Tokyo right now and let me just say that holy hell, that was scary. There's a general mood of panic and most people are trying to wait out the aftershocks. Strange though, a lot of the businessmen are on the streets just smoking and waiting it out; surprisingly they don't look stressed at all.

Dude, you are on RS lol....

[MG1]

The way the Richter Scale works, 8.8 is very big.

[RCubed]

It was upgraded to a 8.9 quake!

[PornMaster]

Doesn't Japan have a crazy tunnel system to protect the city from this type of earthquake?

[murd0c]

now its been upgraded to a 8.9

[JqC]

This thread, titled holy Sh*t! Massive earthquake just hit Japan!, created Mar. 10, 10:28pm.

RS thread titled "Funny ass japanese!", created Mar. 10, 10:33pm.
http://www.revscene.net/forums/funny-ass-japanese-t639758.html

:troll:

[hotshot1]

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

Holy fuck!

[skyxx]

Dude, you are on RS lol....

Didn't you know, he's the RS correspondent from Japan. RS has correspondents throughout the word to give us the most up to date information. It sometimes rivals the likes of CNN, BBC, and Aljazeera.

[RCubed]

Holy shit watching the tsunami flow into the mainland on CNN is scary.

[MG1]

Dude, you are on RS lol....

Keep us posted, chun.

Thanks for keeping us updated.

[murd0c]

are you guys watching CNN holy crap shit is stupid.

I so thought those people in those cars were going to die from that mud slide WOW

[Jgresch]

^ Didn't you know, he's the RS correspondent from Japan. RS has correspondents throughout the word to give us the most up to date information. It sometimes rivals the likes of CNN, BBC, and Aljazeera.

bahaha 3 people posted before you :p you're gonna have to quote meeee.

Watchign on news now. Holy shit.

[Qmx323]

oh god

taiwan might get hit by tsunami


this shit is too crazy

[RCubed]

Holy crap. Houses and cars and everything are in the mudslide

[dachinesedude]

watch CNN!!! look at that tsunami jesus christ

[EmperorIS]

holy fuck the cnn videos are scary

[StaxBundlez]

hope people are okay..


edit:

http://i.imgur.com/iV63f.jpg

fuck...

that sucks..

[skyxx]

A massive earthquake has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan, triggering a six-metre tsunami warning.

The US Geological Survey upgraded to 8.8 the magnitude of the earthquake that shook buildings in the capital,Tokyo, for several minutes on Friday, and sent people out onto the streets. Authorities had initially verified a magnitude of 7.9.

The news agency AFP said multiple injuries, but no immediate deaths, were reported from the Pacific coastal area of Miyagi on the main Honshu island.

Japan's NHK television showed black smoke billowing from a building in Odaiba, a suburb of Tokyo.

tremors were felt as far away as in the Chinese capital, beijing.

The country's meteorological agency warned that a tsunami as high as six metres could strike the coast near Miyagi prefecture, closest to the epicentre, and just a short time later broadcaster NHK said a tsunami of 50 cm had hit Japan's northern coast.

NHK showed pictures of major tsunami damage in the north, with cars, trucks, houses and buildings being swept away in Onahama city in Fukushima prefecture.

Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas are all being warned to expect a tidal wave as high as six metres.

Yukiko Shimahara, a Japanese journalist, told Al Jazeera that the airports and trains in Tokyo have been shut down following the quake.

Friday's quake struck at a depth of 24 kilometres, about 125 kilometres off the eastern coast, the meteorological agency said.

Japan lies on the "Ring of Fire"- an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim and where about 90 per cent of the world's quakes occur.

Several earthquakes have hit the region in recent days, including a 7.2-magnitude quake on Wednesday.

Source:http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/03/2011311607470826.html

[lilkulit]

bbc is showing live of the tsunami right now, its moving so fast, scary shit!

[shawnly]

The helicopter coverage of the moving tsunami along with it's debris on fire is just shocking

[Shead]

It's the coming of cthulhu...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nE0S8RkkHEU/TA9sm0Pg9bI/AAAAAAAAAMA/36sILlNYAxI/s1600/cthulhu2.jpg

[Kim Jong Un]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9UQXw3nPUQ

[TRDood]

ohhhly shit!

[RCubed]

Holyshit the flow is unstoppable...

[EmperorIS]

does this mean my car parts aren't gonna be arriving soon ?

[yameen]

what channel is this on for shaw?

[K-Dub]

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

[Qmx323]

jesus

95 kobe quake was 6.9

8.8 fuck

[lilkulit]

holy shit people are still driving and closing to then is the tsunami.

[Manic!]

another 7.1 just hit!!!

[chun]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9UQXw3nPUQ

Whoa, can't believe someone took a vid (and posted it already). Surprised the guy wasn't more scared for his life!

Lots of fires are blazing through the city now. Looking outside my window, it seems like everyones just going on as if nothing happened. The news is going nuts with all the tsunamis and landslides closer to Sendai. Hope everyones alright.

And yes, I'm on RS because being on the street is more dangerous than my bunker of a stairwell here (with the door propped open). Right now, it's just a constant slow shake... still waiting for it to stop. Sometimes it flares up and all the cabinets start making a shitload of noise.

[1exotic]

CNN says 8.9 magnitude.

that's fucking crazy.

[1exotic]

another 7.1 just hit!!!

just now?

[RCubed]

HOLYSHIT THE HUGE ASS WAVE IS COMING

[dachinesedude]

holy shit that second wave is coming in FAST

[sunny_j]

that wave is HUGE

[Qmx323]

OHH FUCK ITS COMING

[EmperorIS]

GUNDAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sunny_j]

its about to make land fall

[Manic!]

just now?

Just now from what i heard on CNN.

The first one was 4 to 5 minutes according to someone calling in on CNN. there are multiple tsunamis coming in.

[hotshot1]

Holy shit crazy tidal wave coming in

[lilkulit]

holy fuck, those waves are fucking huge!

[cococly]

:worthless:

:gtfo:

Best Wishes to the Japanese People.

[roastpuff]

what channel is this on for shaw?

215 HD, 33 non HD.

[jaguar604]

HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THAT WAVE

[K-Dub]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/255954095.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1299828547&Signature=9tf61lnWTRs2mm801rNJiBRmvDE%3D

http://twitpic.com/48dzfz

It's mind boggling to watch this live.

[FerrariEnzo]

8.9M and then a tsunami hits japan... wow... talk about bad luck

[shenmecar]

thats crazy! those buildings on fire being pushed by the waves inland!

[domco]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcaFBlH8tjM&feature=player_embedded

wow....

[RCubed]

8.9M and then a tsunami hits japan... wow... talk about bad luck

^ The Tsunami is the result of the Earthquake

[Qmx323]

prayers for the people

[double0seven]

I hope everyone who has family and friends there are all okay

[RCubed]

Thank you to which ever mod who banned EmperorIS. Fucking guy is so disrespectful.

Prayers for Japan.

[cococly]

OMG their Airport !!!

[Fafine]

just unreal..

[Boostaholic]

We are on the same ring of fire and this could happen to us too. damn!

[Senna4ever]

:worthless:

Wow, you're just Mr. Classy aren't you?

[murd0c]

That fire looks like a fuel refinery my god

[Qmx323]

holy shit massive fire in chiba

[mb_]

My aunt lives in Guam, I hope she'll be fine. Mom's trying to reach her right now. Hope the best wishes for the people that have been and will be affected by this quake/tsunami :/

[MG1]

When you see a disaster like this, it is usually in a third world country. You get footage after the fact. We are watching this live as it happens and it's scary. You see wave after wave coming in from the ocean and you can't warn anybody or do anything about it. So many people, buildings, factories - the rebuilding is going to be a logistical nightmare.

[Qmx323]

omg look at the aljazeera feed

fucking flooding so fast

[RCubed]

When you see a disaster like this, it is usually in a third world country. You get footage after the fact. We are watching this live as it happens and it's scary. You see wave after wave coming in from the ocean and you can't warn anybody or do anything about it. So many people, buildings, factories - the rebuilding is going to be a logistical nightmare.

Tell me about it. My mom and my friends are trying to call to family and friends in Japan but nobody can get through.
You just watch and feel helpless.

[skyxx]

That fire looks like a fuel refinery my god

It is.

[CP.AR]

oh shit... I hope everyone's OK...

Japan IS the most prepared nation for an earthquake though, I hope everyone walks away from this with nothing but scrapes and bruises

[Honyoung]

10 METER WAVES? HOLY FUCK

[Vale46Rossi]

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



Live stream if no one posted it yet.

[Qmx323]

8.9 magnitude

only 6 bigger quakes ever

[Senna4ever]

It's the coming of cthulhu...

GUNDAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If anything, it would be Godzilla, no?

Fuck, can't get through to family in Chiba Prefecture & Tokyo.....although they're probably ok - I hope. I'm gonna try again later - I should save the phone lines for people who really need it.

Do any of you have family/friends in Japan? Have you tried to Skype instead of phone lines? ...or e-mail?

[RCubed]

^I contacted a few VIA facebook. So internet is still working.

[goo3]

sendai airport under water says twitter

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg616/scaled.php?tn=0&server=616&filename=apo.png&xsize=640&ysize=640

[MG1]

Thank god it hit during the day.

[typ.]

holy shit that wave is massive.. really hope Japan can recuperate quickly.

on a less serious note: poor JDM cars that are flooded by the water..

[Qmx323]

holy fuck imagine an air controller right now in japan

[K-Dub]

http://ustre.am/vlOt

[unit]

watching the live feeds is so surreal
makes me feel kinda sick just sitting here

[lilkulit]

prayers to all the people of japan and the countries that have been warned with tsunami.

[RCubed]

Its heartbreaking to see that lady wave the white towel at the helicopter for help...

[skyxx]

I wonder how long this flood will last.

[TOS'd]

=/

[K-Dub]

F-ing Ustreams don't embed properly.

ustream.tv/channel/jboyjapan
copy link

[Alatar]

Good lord, the amount of flooding caused by the Tsunamis, on top of the damage caused by the Earthquake is insane. The only solace is that Japan is probably one of the better equipped nations for actually dealing with an earthquake and/or the aftermath.

Here's to hoping the people are mostly safe, or able to make it to safety. The size of the Tsunami waves coming in are, the only way to say it... intense.

[604778]

Watching on CNN right now. Apparently the quake was felt in Beijing
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[chun]

Tell me about it. My mom and my friends are trying to call to family and friends in Japan but nobody can get through.
You just watch and feel helpless.

Docomo/Softbank and all the major carriers shut off all use except for emergency services

[skyxx]

All the feeds are the same, no point of posting various ones.

[josel_atr]

gat daym.

:(

[Senna4ever]

Of course, how could I forget Facebook? Duh.

[Qmx323]

expected arrive of tsunami in hawaii

shit, if it hits that far then taiwan might get hit too

[dachinesedude]

it luckily didnt hit directly below Tokyo, 13 million residents, that wouldve been devastating

[Gt-R R34]

so insane.....

[SkinnyPupp]

I was walking by a TV near a mall that plays the news during opening hours, and there was a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE crowd in front of it. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the footage of the huge wave carrying all those cars, houses, etc.... I'll admit, I got goosebumps seeing that. Then twitter blew up

[Qmx323]

omg so many countries might get hit by the tsunami

[shawnly]

First "major" earthquake in which social media (Facebook, Twitter, video stream sites) being used extensively for coverage as well as keeping in touch with those impacted?

[Alatar]

0200ish for Hawaii Tsunami warning, 0700ish for West Coast of North America.

[unit]

thank you vancouver island! :troll:

[Presto]

Oh man... the latest on Al Jazeera is footage from an English teacher. He's just dropping F-bombs, and other 4 letter words. Damn, it's over.

[Qmx323]

WHAT?!??! the tsunami might make it HERE?

fucuucckckkckc

[Senna4ever]

And yes, I'm on RS because being on the street is more dangerous than my bunker of a stairwell here (with the door propped open). Right now, it's just a constant slow shake... still waiting for it to stop. Sometimes it flares up and all the cabinets start making a shitload of noise.

:eek:

[Senna4ever]

WHAT?!??! the tsunami might make it HERE?

fucuucckckkckc

No, it won't. Vancouver Island is in the way.

[Qmx323]

OH MY GOD AL JAZEERA FEED

what the fuuck

[skyxx]

^ Vancouver Island will shield us but hope there won't be any.

[Jgresch]

Holy fuck!!!! anybody watching flood taking over the farmland?

Just watched a car driving on the highway beside the farm and trying to turn around to drive the opposite direction :O

[dachinesedude]

0200ish for Hawaii Tsunami warning, 0700ish for West Coast of North America.

u shitting me right, richmond is TOAST if even a small tsunami hits

[Qmx323]

No, it won't. Vancouver Island is in the way.


yeah theres people on that island

[TRDood]

ohly fuck, it's sad to see cars going nowhere but wait to get washed out...

[CP.AR]

this is freaking unreal...
Just watching the water sweep - it looks so slow, but water carries so MUCH energy it just took away a trailer truck, some cars, and some trees with it.
holy cow.

[shawnly]

0200ish for Hawaii Tsunami warning, 0700ish for West Coast of North America.

Link to the alert?

Only heard of alerts for Taiwan at 0932 GMT, the Philippines at 0955 GMT and Indonesia at 1049 GMT Australia 1528 GMT

[skyxx]

WTF? Lol the energy is released will reach New Zealand?

[jonwon]

u shitting me right, richmond is TOAST if even a small tsunami hits

do we need to prepare for this shit? starting to trip out now...

[TRDood]

Tsunami hits, you are on the road... a damn ship/house/container closing into you... I can't imagine what these people are thinking in their heads.

[unit]

^^that girl is pretty fugly

[murd0c]

that oil refinery is fucked

[J____]

holy that wave.... imagine surfing that...

Seriously though, prayers go out to japan and it's people!


a quake just hit eastern china a few days ago too...

[murd0c]

Link to the alert?

Only heard of alerts for Taiwan at 0932 GMT, the Philippines at 0955 GMT and Indonesia at 1049 GMT Australia 1528 GMT

I just watched CTV and there are no alerts for Vancouver island. They said the swells are going to be worse then normal but we have nothing to worry about.

[skyxx]

Wow the News anchor for Aljazeera is kinda retarded. the correspondent said New Zealand might get a 1 metre high tide and what he replies in return is "So it might damage small towns and areas" Then the correspondent sorta went "uhhhh no.." I'm sure he's thinking "what an idiot".

[twitchyzero]

makes you wonder how home insurance works in japan in covering earthquake damages..

[Senna4ever]

Tofino and Ucluelet residents might be sweating a little...

[RCubed]

West Coast North America. No Warning In effect:
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

[double0seven]

makes you wonder how home insurance works in japan in covering earthquake damages..

I think for many countries, huge damages like these are all reimbursed by the government?

[Jgresch]

Just replayed the farmland. The car gets away by like 10 seconds before the road is engulfed.

[Honyoung]

did you see that guy getting trapped by the tsunami poor bastard

[skyxx]

This is part of the Geological Pole shifts happening very soon.

[trip]

i stayed in ucluelet and my cabin was in tsunami zone

doesnt take much.. its really flat land

[insomniac]

holy crap that flood...

[ae101]

PM is making a speech right now

[RCubed]

Hope for no nuclear leaks. Theres 55 plants in Japan.

[TRDood]

nuke plants are fucked too.

[pure.life]

this is heartbreaking.
I'll be working with some friends on ushahidi to speed up the recovery process.
Support needed!

[Qmx323]

nuke plants in jp have auto-shutdown features i heard on the aljazeera feed

hopefully they work and no radioactive waste is leaked

[skyxx]

Wow that Ball of fire is moving everywhere! Kinda eerie to see the flood just wiping out all the farmland.

[white_guilt]

nuke plants are fucked too.

they just said on the news, they shut down a bunch.

[cococly]

nuke plants in jp have auto-shutdown features i heard on the aljazeera feed

hopefully they work and no radioactive waste is leaked

The Japanese PM just made a speech and confirmed there is no leak from any of their nuclear powerplants.

[RCubed]

Feels bad for those drivers right where the waves are flowing.. They cant see the waves like we do on the helicopter. They cant even expect it!

[Fafine]

wonder where and when the flood will stop..it looks like a black plague just spreading

[unit]

The Japanese PM just made a speech and confirmed there is no leak from any of their nuclear powerplants.

all he said was theres no report of a leak, he didnt confirm that there wasnt one.

[dbaz]

so the island blocks the major impact of the tsunami but wont richmond still flood because the water will still rush around the island? or would it be too weak by then? and fuck the footage is scary

[Qmx323]

so the island blocks the major impact of the tsunami but wont richmond still flood because the water will still rush around the island?

probably

but bc rmd is under sea-level...

many substantial rise in water level will mess richmond up

[J____]

Tofino and Ucluelet residents might be sweating a little...

i'll bet u the surfers will be out tomorrow

[Obsideon]

Wow... I have a bunch of relatives and a whole bunch of ex-coworkers that live in Japan ... I hope they are all ok!... :(

[cococly]

so the island blocks the major impact of the tsunami but wont richmond still flood because the water will still rush around the island?

The power of the tsunami waves would be significantly reduced by the Olympic peninsula and Vancouver Island.

There shouldn't be anything major hitting Richmond, BC.

[MG1]

so the island blocks the major impact of the tsunami but wont richmond still flood because the water will still rush around the island? or would it be too weak by then? and fuck the footage is scary

Too far away, plus Vancouver Island is in the way.

[chun]

For those wondering about friends and family

Enter phone # to check safety
DOCOMO: http://bit.ly/gbhfHz
au: http://bit.ly/dScuTs
SoftBank: http://bit.ly/hrrSFb

[skyxx]

150 messages in 1 and a half hours. That's some Up to date shit.

[shawnly]

Tsunami watch issued for the Oregon coast; wave could hit before 7:30am PT Friday - The Oregonian http://bit.ly/gBXZzW

[MG1]

Everything west of Japan is safe, unless the seismic waves from aftershocks cause problems further away. I guess it depends on the type of seismic waves - p or s-waves. Wish I remembered more from geophysics classes. So long ago.

[cococly]

Too far away, plus Vancouver Island is in the way.

From what I have learned from EOSC courses, tsunamis could travel across the entire Pacific Ocean without dissipating much energy. Distance is not a major factor.

[insomniac]

damnnnn look at those cars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2Hr-1l1MM

cnn article
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhvw0avKQ11qcxcjfo1_500.jpg
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhvs737UZu1qzr73ro1_500.png
Tokyo (CNN) — An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday, triggering tsunamis and sending a massive body of water filled with debris that included boats and houses inching toward highways.

The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. The quake rattled buildings and toppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath. Waves of debris flowed like lava across farmland, pushing boats, houses and trailers toward highways. In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. “Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region,” it said. “Based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter.” The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country’s meteorological agency said.
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.

[Qmx323]

flood damaged jdm cars

[K-Dub]

Tsunami watch issued for the Oregon coast; wave could hit before 7:30am PT Friday - The Oregonian http://bit.ly/gBXZzW
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/ legit.

[MG1]

There must be a RS member who's taking geophysics courses or something. Are the plates around Japan in any way connected to those closer to us?

How are the plates moving?

[NashMan]

i woundee what this will be like in victoira jordian river area

[MG1]

From what I have learned from EOSC courses, tsunamis could travel across the entire Pacific Ocean without dissipating much energy. Distance is not a major factor.

Oh SHit!

[CP.AR]

From what I have learned from EOSC courses, tsunamis could travel across the entire Pacific Ocean without dissipating much energy. Distance is not a major factor.

There's actually a chance of the energy compounding too...

[Qmx323]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plates_tect2_en.svg

judging where it hit right off coast of eastern japan...

its either the "north american" plate or the big plate that BC and the entire west coast is on.

we're in the ring of fire.

[RCubed]

There must be a RS member who's taking geophysics courses or something. Are the plates around Japan in any way connected to those closer to us?

How are the plates moving?

Its all a part of the same plate system, the Pacific Plate.

[dbaz]

huge ass oil refinery? fire

[Fafine]

holyshit that fire...

[Rogue951]

Wow... nothing on earth will stop a fire that large.....

[Qmx323]

evacuations pending from coastal areas in indonesia and philipines

[MG1]

Isn't there a tiny plate right off the coast here in BC that might make a difference?

[skyxx]

Wow... nothing on earth will stop a fire that large.....

Poseidon.

[Gtrr33]

does someone know when was the last time vancouver, bc was hit by an earthquake larger than 5.0 in the scale?

[unit]

http://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/images/2004_Indonesia_Tsunami.gif

[RCubed]

Isn't there a tiny plate right off the coast here in BC that might make a difference?

Theres the Juan de Fuca Plate. But if it was to be effected, it would've already done so.


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[J____]

i believe it was the pacific and phillipines plate going under the Eurasian and north american plate that caused this one

[Rogue951]

Poseidon.

I think he's done enough.

[Qmx323]

HOLY FUCK THAT EXPLOSION

[jpark]

wow...

[Senna4ever]

Isn't there a tiny plate right off the coast here in BC that might make a difference?

IIRC, there is an earthquake fault underneath Burrard St.

[skyxx]

^ Below of North Van too.

[K-Dub]

does someone know when was the last time vancouver, bc was hit by an earthquake larger than 5.0 in the scale?
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/20th-eme/1946/1946-eng.php

Vancouver Island - 7.3 - 1946

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/20th-eme/1946/images/1946scl.jpg

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/20th-eme/1946/images/1946bank.jpg

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/w_damaging-eng.php

[MG1]

The Juan de Fuca plate moves laterally along the NA plate, right? So when we get a quake here, it is going to be huge. The longer the wait, the bigger it gets. Since we haven't had a major one, we are due for one helluva big earthquake.

[K-Dub]

Within the last 30 days.

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/maps/images/swbc_e30d.jpg

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent_eq/maps/images/eqlegend_e.jpg

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/maps-cartes/index-eng.php?tpl_region=swbc

[RCubed]

The Juan de Fuca plate moves laterally along the NA plate, right? So when we get a quake here, it is going to be huge. The longer the wait, the bigger it gets. Since we haven't had a major one, we are due for one helluva big earthquake.

Its not about the wait. Its about the hiccups in the subduction process of the plates.



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[Jgresch]

Haven't seen much on the fire??? what live feed are you guys using?

[Qmx323]

^ majority are the same, ive got CNN and aljazeera

[mb_]

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

[4doorVIP]

this is the one I'm watching
http://www.livestation.com/channels/10-bbc-world-news-english

[ajax]

does someone know when was the last time vancouver, bc was hit by an earthquake larger than 5.0 in the scale?

IIRC it was the one back in 2001.

[dbaz]

friend sent me a japanese feed http://www.justin.tv/hdvideo#/w/952123376/6

[twitchyzero]

IIRC it was the one back in 2001.

if you thought that was a 5...LOL

[bong890]

My mom is in Maylasia. Does anyone know if they are affected by this right now?
http://www.myforecast.com/bin/earthquake.m?city=70748&metric=false
In the link shows an earthquake near Malaysia if you scroll down on the picture.
Does anyone know if they got hit?

[chun]

Hey guys, another update:

Watching NHK, a lot of the focus is mainly on the tsunamis up north. It showed about 10 minutes ago a wave of water sweeping into Aomori. Pretty scary watching that live. Right now on TV, it's showing a growing tsunami still a ways offshore of Miyagi-ken.

In terms of damage in the city, most of the buildings are in-tact. However, they did show a building completely crumbled in Fukushima. Another education institution had their roof collapse and everyone was outside. There were tarps and a few ambulances outside and a lot of paramedics working on people.

Early estimation is 216 billion yen of damage but not like that even matters at this point and time.

[Jgresch]

^ majority are the same, ive got CNN and aljazeera

Watching aljazeera on and off, I guess i've just missed it.

thanks

[you!]

damn i cant stand watching this..i had tons of fun in japan recently n now most of those places r underwater:(

[Qmx323]

i was planning a trip to jp and tw this summer..

[dbaz]

i was planning a trip to jp and tw this summer..

im suppose to be going june 13

[Qmx323]

im suppose to be going june 13

good thing you weren't already there O.O

[RCubed]

^My younger sister planned a school trip there next week. Thank god she didnt go a week earlier.

[pure.life]

tsunami arrival times
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/01/webetalhvpd9-01.txt

[Boostaholic]

it's now a tsunami warning for here too!
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

[Fafine]

iono if im sleeping tonight..

[Chronix]

my gf went back to visit her family two weeks ago and shes living in miyagi. i cant get hold of her and im fucking freaking out right now.

[RCubed]

the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Colu 0626 PST MAR 11 1426 UTC MAR 11

[TOS'd]

on aljazeera, did anyone just see that truck trying to out run the waves? driver must've shat bricks.

[Qmx323]

WHHHHWHWHWHWHHWHWHWHHW

FUCKING WARNING FOR BC

[chun]

A sidenote: my 27" monitor has 5 foot long scratch marks on the front after falling from the windowsill :(

[domco]

ahhh tsunami warning

[mrclean604]

holy shit its scary just watching the live stream i can't imagine what it's be like for people there.
don't think i'll be sleeping tonight

[Jgresch]

the Washington-British Columbia border 0712 PST MAR 11

^I guess that is us?

on another note, where th fuck is Bella-Bella british columbia...

[corollagtSr5]

http://www.ustream.tv/

[chun]

my gf went back to visit her family two weeks ago and shes living in miyagi. i cant get hold of her and im fucking freaking out right now.

Don't know if you saw but give it a shot

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[iwantaskyline]

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/03/11/sot.tsunami.hit.japan.cnn?hpt=T1


holy fuck...i just saw on the video a car was driving on the hwy and the tsunami was closing in on it...

[Boostaholic]

This could be dangerous for Richmond even if a 3m wave reach here.

[Qmx323]

RS EVACUATION TO HIGH GROUND?

[MG1]

^I guess that is us?

on another note, where th fuck is Bella-Bella british columbia...

near Bella Coola mid way up the coast just below Queen Charlotte Islands but east of it

[shawn79]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk8dFM5t3lY

[Fafine]

roadtrip EAST

[subwoffers]

This could be dangerous for Richmond even if a 3m wave reach here.

It was nice knowing all of you.

[Jgresch]

RS EVACUATION TO HIGH GROUND?

RS meet at bby mountain!

[Qmx323]

couple neighbours just knocked on my door informing me of coastal warnings

im freaking out

[chin3se604]

dont know if this a repost
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/03/messagelhvpd9-03.htm

messed up, earthquakes happening everywhere

anyone getting signal from rogers?

[Fafine]

tsunami travels 800km/h DAMN

[Qmx323]

quick everyone run to SFU campus

we will set up camp there

[Qmx323]

FUKUSHIMA JUST GOT HIT

[Jgresch]

tsunami travels 800km/h DAMN

This have turbo?

[Honyoung]

did anyone else just see that truck getting eaten by the wave/debris?

[subwoffers]

This have turbo?

Vtec, better than turbo.

[mb_]

Too many damn sources to keep track off. As of now, I'll be relying on RS!

[chun]

These aftershocks are not stopping... and they all feel damn strong...