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9.0 Earthquake - Japan
« on: March 10, 2011, 11:59:33 PM »
Breaking right now of major 7.9 Earthquake off NE Japan felt in the entire country. Tsunami warnings issued...
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8.8 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2011, 12:01:04 AM »
Tsunami Watch issued for Hawaii
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2011, 12:33:40 AM »
This is big folks...upgraded to 8.8...was watching CNN and they showed a MASSIVE tsunami moving into Japan...many feet high and many feet inland...carrying structures...boats...cars with it...
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8.8 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2011, 12:42:55 AM »
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php  For the Japan Quake info.  Last big quake was a 7.7.. 
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Re: 8.8 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2011, 12:48:01 AM »
I've separated this into a new topic...I fear its going to be needed in the days ahead...
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Re: 8.8 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2011, 12:52:19 AM »
6.4 and 7.1 aftershocks
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Re: 8.8 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2011, 12:55:29 AM »
**upgraded to a 8.9 earthquake
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Re: 8.9 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2011, 01:00:23 AM »
OMG - CNN coverage is horrifying...
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Re: 8.9 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2011, 01:24:34 AM »
This is absolutely unbelievable.

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Re: 8.9 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2011, 01:26:34 AM »
It is unbelievable.  A seismologist just said that he has never seen anything like that tsunami.
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Re: 8.9 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2011, 01:34:51 AM »
Ok. NOW Hawaii is under a Tsunami WARNING.
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Re: 8.9 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2011, 01:35:37 AM »
Quote from: toastido on March 11, 2011, 01:34:51 AM
Ok. NOW Hawaii is under a Tsunami WARNING.

How in the world can you possibly prepare for that? I feel so incredibly awful for all these people.
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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2011, 01:36:57 AM »
Entire Pacific Basin except the West Coast of the US upgraded to Tsunami Warning. Mexico Included...
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Re: 8.9 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2011, 01:37:11 AM »
West coast of the US now under a Tsunami watch.
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Re: 8.9 Earthquake - Japan
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2011, 01:39:50 AM »
Seismogram from Ft Payne Alabama. Good god this is far reaching.
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