7.9 Earthquake Hits Japan

[ForLibertyFight]

Tsunamis hit Japan. Lots of damage reported.
Tsunami warning posted for the U.S. west coast.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
follow it live here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[tangent4ronpaul]

It was a 8.9 - the 7th largest in recorded history.

One city in Japan is reported as totaled - nothing left.

In about 1900 a 9.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Washington/Oregon and Japan saw 3-4' high waves. Remember, these are traveling at hundreds of miles per hour. Not your average wave.

Expected to hit Hawaii at 3am local time with waves up to 6-8' tall.

Expected to hit Califormia at 8:20am PST

If you live on the west coast, near the sea - get inland!

-t

[bunklocoempire]

We got the tsunami sirens blasting out here (Hawaii), should have a better clue around 11:55 p.m. HST, and a real solid clue around 2:55 a.m.

Calling for evacuation, the panic is on -gas stations, grocery stores etc.

Glad to be at 2000' -even if we're 12 miles from the latest eruption, gonna be a long night. :(



Bunkloco

[ForLibertyFight]

How big will the waves be here in LA?

[tangent4ronpaul]

based on history 3-4'

well, LA is inland - right? - so 0'

you can correct your magnitude in the title by clicking edit then click go advanced.

[ForLibertyFight]

based on history 3-4'

well, LA is inland - right? - so 0'

you can correct your magnitude in the title by clicking edit then click go advanced.

http://www.yellowmaps.com/maps/img/US/base/california_south_90.jpg
Not exactly inland. It is somewhat "protected".

[Matt Collins]

Incredible tsunami footage:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

[bunklocoempire]

Tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions... I tell ya....

Now we just got a tiny 4.5 quake out here ten minutes ago, woke up wifey, darn ring o' fire.
http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/Maps/155-19.25.html

Stay safe and help your neighbor!

Bunkloco

[Matt Collins]

Who wants to bet that the first words out of Obama's mouth is "the government will be sending aid to Japan"?

[Matt Collins]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKh-QaeT6rc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBt5VlZkdyY

[tangent4ronpaul]

Watch just got upgraded to Warning. You west coast peeps are going to get WET!

[armstrong]

yea I am about 25 feet above sea leavel here in oregon,,,,,yikes

[Matthew Zak]

I wish the news people would record more than the first 10 seconds of the tsunami, I want to see what happens.

/morbid curiosity.

[eric_cartman]

so what's going on with this? should the west coast of the US and Canada be evacuating to higher ground right now? i'm in the middle of canada, so i'm totally fine... but i have a lot of friends on the west coast... are they in any danger right now?

[bunklocoempire]

so what's going on with this? should the west coast of the US and Canada be evacuating to higher ground right now? i'm in the middle of canada, so i'm totally fine... but i have a lot of friends on the west coast... are they in any danger right now?

I'd call 'em, great excuse to bother them/wake 'em up;). Let them at least know and make their own decision.

Don't take chances with a tsunami, remember that it's government giving out these warnings....

Common sense trumps all.



Bunkloco

[cindy25]

the real tsunami is when Japan starts dumping treasury bills and USA stocks to pay for the damage

[EndDaFed]

A tsunami is set to hit Indonesia in 30 minutes. Live coverage on Al Jazeera.

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

[Tinnuhana]

We're several hundred miles south of Tokyo and were expecting one about two hours ago. Anyway, nobody is giving the results. The gate guard said he heard 22 ft. That's impossible. I figure at most 2.2 meters and more likely 22 centimeters. The sirens were blasting from 5pm on with announcements. The military evacuated Camps Kinser and Lester, Okuma Joint Recreation Facility and some other low lying areas on the other bases. Most locals I'm talking with were expecting something about 1 meter high. I'm not sure what the tide times are today.
All the people down on the beaches are evacuating to higher ground, just to be safe.
Current death total for Japan: 39.
Okay, they just reported Minami Daito Island (small island to our east) had a 0.2 meter tsunami, so except for worrying about another one coming, things look reasonably safe.

[Son of Detroit]

I have extended family in the Sendai area... I hope to god they're okay. Sendai is where my Grandma is from originally before she came over here, so scary.

[Nastynate]

This is some really crazy seismic activity this past week. China had a big earthquake kills a few dozen, New Zealand had a big one, Hawaii's volcano collapsed, and Japan has been getting hit with big quakes all this week. Something stirring up the faults.

I've been getting some updates from this guy who also says haarp is interfering with the weather which he makes some good points in his videos. I'm not an expert and I still take his word lightly but he has me thinking and looking things up.

Look at his page- http://www.youtube.com/user/dutchsinse#p/u/0/jyqsqHEsohE

[t0rnado]

A rogue terrorist organization by the name of Team Rocket has claimed responsibility for the tsunami. This is a police sketch of one of the perpetrators:

http://images.wikia.com/pokemon/images/0/02/009Blastoise.png

[Danke]

A rogue terrorist organization by the name of Team Rocket has claimed responsibility for the tsunami. This is a police sketch of one of the perpetrators:

http://images.wikia.com/pokemon/images/0/02/009Blastoise.png

Godzilla is being summoned.

[armstrong]

going to hit oregon at high tide,,,geez

[pacelli]

Hits hawaii in 30 minutes?

Why am I thinking about weatherbill right now?

[tangent4ronpaul]

CA goes "tube city" at 11am EST....

[ds21089]

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[malkusm]

Stay safe, everyone. Report in and give us the real news - important to counter the media spin even for things like this. :p We don't want to see the "National Emergency Tsunami Act (NET Act)" being passed because of some phony reports....

[HOLLYWOOD]

Hits hawaii in 30 minutes?

Why am I thinking about weatherbill right now?

Hawaiians brace for 6-foot tsunami waves

The evacuation area includes Waikiki, but wave heights are expected to be lower there because of a barrier reef.



http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-naw-hawaii-warning-20110312,0,5340743.story
http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/01237/tsunami-forecas_1237721cl-3.jpg
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-03/60037875.jpg

[reduen]

Guys/gals my daughter and son-in -law are in Okinawa right now, anyone here how things are there yet? Thx....

[wildfirepower]

It was a 8.9 - the 7th largest in recorded history. One city in Japan is reported as totaled - nothing left.
Moves to rein in child pornography meet resistance in Japan

Faced with mounting pressure, Japan’s government has been forced to confront the country’s huge market in child pornography, raising hopes for a ban on possession of the material. But there's plenty of resistance

Faced with mounting foreign and domestic pressure, Japan’s government has been forced to rethink how to handle the country’s huge market in child pornography, raising hopes for an overdue ban on possession.

While it is illegal to produce or distribute child pornography in Japan, possessing it is not – an anomaly Japan shares with only one other G8 nation, Russia. The release last month of national police agency figures showing a dramatic rise in the number of known child pornography cases coincides with new calls for the government to take action. Yet, say campaigners, national legislators lack the political will to change the law

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0303/Moves-to-rein-in-child-pornography-meet-resistance-in-Japan

[tangent4ronpaul]

Moves to rein in child pornography meet resistance in Japan

Faced with mounting pressure, Japan’s government has been forced to confront the country’s huge market in child pornography, raising hopes for a ban on possession of the material. But there's plenty of resistance

Faced with mounting foreign and domestic pressure, Japan’s government has been forced to rethink how to handle the country’s huge market in child pornography, raising hopes for an overdue ban on possession.

While it is illegal to produce or distribute child pornography in Japan, possessing it is not – an anomaly Japan shares with only one other G8 nation, Russia. The release last month of national police agency figures showing a dramatic rise in the number of known child pornography cases coincides with new calls for the government to take action. Yet, say campaigners, national legislators lack the political will to change the law

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0303/Moves-to-rein-in-child-pornography-meet-resistance-in-Japan

:confused::confused::confused:

This is a thread about - you know "weather" and earth events....

And yeah, what they are really talking about in the article is ANIME!

-t

[HOLLYWOOD]

Guys/gals my daughter and son-in -law are in Okinawa right now, anyone here how things are there yet? Thx....

This is in Japanese and English National Emergency channel/news/info They did mention Okinawa in Japanese and waiting for the English announcement.

LIVE EMERGENCY NEWS JAPAN: http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/6810.htm

[Chieppa1]

Guys/gals my daughter and son-in -law are in Okinawa right now, anyone here how things are there yet? Thx....

My army of Asian Tweeters I follow haven't said anything about Okinawa for what its worth.

[reduen]

Thank you Hollywood at least it is something... Waiting for Kadena to send word also....

[reduen]

My army of Asian Tweeters I follow haven't said anything about Okinawa for what its worth.

Thx, my daughter spends a lot of time on the beach with our granddaughter. She is always sending pictures of the two of them on the beach. Strangely enough just a couple of days ago she sent one of the baby buried up to her waist in sand. We thought it was cute until now...

[messana]

Who wants to bet that the first words out of Obama's mouth is "the government will be sending aid to Japan"?


Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said the United States "stands ready to help the Japanese people" slammed by a destructive tsunami.

Well, son of a bitch.

Maybe he should suck the water out of there with his big mouth.

[reduen]

I found a guy with a blog! Who knew, right?

http://travel67.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/march-11th-tsunami-images-from-okinawa-japan/#comment-1540

Quick Update

We did not feel the earthquake here in Okinawa, and the tsunami appears to have caused no damage or had any significant effect on Okinawa.

As you can see from the photos, the tsunami caused the ocean to retreat and then return quickly over the space of several minutes. There was no noticeable wave however.

The main danger would have been if people had wandered out onto the beach when it appeared to suddenly be low tide. (Many Okinawans collect seaweed or shellfish when the tide is low.) There were continual warnings from loudspeakers telling locals not to go to the beach. Any I couldn’t see anyone on the beach from my vantage point.

Thoughts go out to those in Sendai who were hit by the full force of the tsunami.

[wildfirepower]

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czD9TJhIgZ8

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnjxa2hM_4A&feature=relmfu

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYL9fT2rZ8g&feature=relmfu

[tangent4ronpaul]

First wave just hit California. it was 8' tall.