royallypwned Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1 8.8?! wow edit: now an 8.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow that is catastrophic. Sending prayers out to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just saw this on cnn. They're worried about tsunamis now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The quake rattled buildings and toppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath.Very little news right now. Its epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) from Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said.I'm guessing it wasn't off-shore? Or... it was offshore and they felt it that far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I'm watching the live coverage on CNN right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 An 8.8 magnitude would tie it for 8th place for the largest earthquakes ever known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I was planning on vacationing in Tokyo this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborneskins Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The same area that they had a 7.2 a couple of days ago. http://http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2011/eq_110309_b0001r57/neic_b0001r57_l.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Okay. Just tuned in. Looks like video of tsunami waves hitting parts of Japan right now? North of Japan? Good Lord this is horrible. And there are warnings for Taiwan and other places that aren't leaving much time time for people to get away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just saw this on cnn. They're worried about tsunamis now. Tsunami has already hit Japan. And even Hawaii is at risk of a Tsunami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 This video on CNN is crazy. It doesn't even look real. Looks like a CGI scene from a movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 They revised it and are now calling it a 8.9. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/#tsunami Goodness!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 An 8.8 magnitude would tie it for 8th place for the largest earthquakes ever known. This video on CNN is crazy. It doesn't even look real. Looks like a CGI scene from a movie CNN is saying it's actually an 8.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wave just washed over part of a road where you could see cars trying to get away. Cut some of them off. Horrific is an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 yeah just saw it was moved up to a 8.9. i updated the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The waves are absolutely relentless And it looks like another one moving in. Dear Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Damn. A 2nd earthquake, this one in the 7's.... Even more waves coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The wave is actually carrying buildings completely engulfed in flames with it. What an absolute nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Terrible. This is the kind of stuff you never want to see happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 What an absolute nightmare. And that's a fairly remote area, primarily farmlands. Imagine the damage and death if it was more populated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 wow, waves just wiped out a town. this is gonna be bad. cant really do much about earthquakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The footage of Sendai Airport is absolutely insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 yeah just saw it was moved up to a 8.9. i updated the title. Now they're saying 8.4 :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Now they're saying 8.4 :whoknows: Yeah I don't get that either. They put both of them up at the same time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The 8.4 is coming from the reuters feed I think (CNN is using reuters' video). CNN says 8.9. At some point I don't think the numbers matter though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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