Thread: Japan Earthquake: Fukushima

The Red Cross have issued warnings that some waves are bigger than some pacific islands.

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FLASH: 44 confirmed dead, many missing after Japan quake: report

Footage of the waves going inland.

meh.

http://www.liveleak.com/

Just been reported that a boat with 100 people on board was swept away and unaccounted for.

I guess we will get the true number of deaths when it all subsides.

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FLASH: Fires reported at more than 80 locations after Japan quake: report

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Death toll from Japan quake rises to over 50 - Kyodo

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Looking at USGS there's been a small quake (3.2) right next to Hawaii. They don't call it the Ring of Fire for nothing, do they?
I wonder if this is a direct result of plate movement from the Christchurch Quake?

More than likely. If one pays attention to activity throughout the pan-Ring of Fire zones, you'll find that seismic activity is grouped, setting off earth movement everywhere within days and weeks of each event. Since the NZ quakes, there has been noticeable tectonic movement....most not reported. Not to put a morose damper to these horrific scenes, but has anyone noticed that earth movement is becoming greater and stronger in the last 5-10 years? The experts suggest that deep volcanic activity has increased over recent periods. This reflects the very active plate movement of the earth's inner crust.....

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Two thousand residents near Fukushima nuclear plant in #Japan urged to evacuate, reports Kyodo News: BBC News - Japan tsunami

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Japan quake death toll 61 #news #japan #tsunami

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Two thousand residents near Fukushima nuclear plant in #Japan urged to evacuate, reports Kyodo News: BBC News - Japan tsunami

Yep, the cooling has failed there and they are having problems shutting it down.

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A road in Japan destroyed by the earthquake

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Fuji TV has death toll up to 73, injuries at 244.

the aftershocks havent really stopped.

as somebody who has spent a fair bit of time on boats, i can tell you i feel like somebody who has spent a day out at sea, and still havent got my land-legs.

it really is scary.

the density of the city really comes home to you when you realize there is litterally nowhere to run - there are overhead power cables anywhere there are not buildings...


whow!!! ....a big aftershock just now

Regardless of the arrogant rhetoric that might display itself from the likes of engineers, experts, authorities.....there is no such entity as earthquake proof and earthquake ready infrastructure. Mother Nature will win every time.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Regardless of the arrogant rhetoric that might display itself from the likes of engineers, experts, authorities.....there is no such entity as earthquake proof and earthquake ready infrastructure. Mother Nature will win every time.

The fact that modern constructions in Japan have just gone through an 8.9 earthquake without falling down would prove otherwise.

Originally Posted by ItsRobsLife

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Regardless of the arrogant rhetoric that might display itself from the likes of engineers, experts, authorities.....there is no such entity as earthquake proof and earthquake ready infrastructure. Mother Nature will win every time.

The fact that modern constructions in Japan have just gone through an 8.9 earthquake without falling down would prove otherwise.

Maybe so, but it doesn't matter what sort of sturdy building on rollers or whatever is constructed in some parts of Tokyo Soil liquefaction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

According to Kyodo News : Miyagi police say 200-300 bodies found at coastal area in Sendai city. #JapanQuake

BBC reporting the same.

Also reporting an explosion at the petro-chemical plant in Sendai

Originally Posted by ItsRobsLife

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Regardless of the arrogant rhetoric that might display itself from the likes of engineers, experts, authorities.....there is no such entity as earthquake proof and earthquake ready infrastructure. Mother Nature will win every time.

The fact that modern constructions in Japan have just gone through an 8.9 earthquake without falling down would prove otherwise.

But that does not sound sufficiently alarmist. Have a green.

There are failures of courss but very many buildings stand through what would destroy whole cities decades before.

Originally Posted by ItsRobsLife

The fact that modern constructions in Japan have just gone through an 8.9 earthquake without falling down would prove otherwise.

Originally Posted by Takeovers

There are failures of courss but very many buildings stand through what would destroy whole cities decades before.

I just watched a group of sceismic scientists being interviewed on Asian News and when asked the question they raised their eyebrows.

Maybe it is just good luck that we have not seen an 8.9 on-land earthquake as yet but it can happen and nobody can guess the outcome.

Tokyo was a long way away from today's quake and still suffered damage due to cracks that occurred from the recent tremors.

^Much of Tokyo is built on reclaimed land. It really won't matter what kind of buildings are sitting on that land if an 8+ quake strikes. Read about liquefaction- the ground under Tokyo Disneyland was affected by liquefaction today, and the epicenter was 230 miles away! In parts of Tokyo where the land is more solid, like Shinjuku, Nakano, Ikebukuro, etc., the buildings are packed so close together that the fires will be absolutely devastating.