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http://www.msnbc.com/news/971921.asp?0cv=CB10
TOKYO, Sept. 26 — Three powerful earthquakes, one of them of potentially historic magnitude, struck Hokkaido in northern Japan early Friday morning, causing major structural damage, NBC News reported. The quakes injured at least 160 people and generated a 7-foot-high tsunami off the coast of Hokkaido. Tsunami advisories were issued for much of the Pacific region, including Japan, Russia and the Philippines.
THE FIRST QUAKE, which struck about 4:50 a.m. (4:50 p.m. ET Thursday), preliminarily registered magnitude 8.0, a rare category of earthquake capable of causing widespread destruction, according to the National Earthquake Information Center of the U.S. Geological Survey.
It was the biggest earthquake recorded anywhere in the world since 2001.
The quake was followed within two hours by a series of strong aftershocks, two of which were classified as major earthquakes themselves. The second one, which came after about an hour and a half, measured 7.0, the U.S. earthquake center said.
NBC News producer Arata Yamamoto reported from Tokyo that there was major damage to buildings on Hokkaido, while NHK television showed video of a fire at an oil refinery, which was quickly extinguished. At least 24,000 were without power in Kushiro city and six neighboring towns.
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| DaveSaenz |
7ft. tsunami is pretty small. I don't know how long it takes for the tsunami to hit after the quake, but if that's the worst of it they are lucky.
Just to put that in perspective Hurrican Isabel made waves of 25ft. high at landfall, and when it was out at sea and cat 5, made waves of 45 ft. high. |
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| kewlness |
that's too bad...
:( my condolences to anyone who lost someone or property from that earthquake |
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| johnson3161 |
| quote: | Originally posted by BTG
Ram prices = up. |
lol. Isn't ram produced in Taiwan? |
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| Orbax |
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| nrjizer |
Thankfully the injury counts were fairly low, and accoridng to the article the only death came from someone getting hit by a car while cleaning glass in the street.
Last week an astrologist in Japan predicted a huge earthquake within 1 or 2 days, after recording some sort of effect which was detected prior to another large earthquake. He predicted it to hit a very populated area though, and this one did not. Hopefully what he forecasted was what happened today. |
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| Photo_bot_2k1 |
oh im so sure he predicted it and isnt just saying so AFTER the earthquake hit
i also predicted the the great depression the fall of communism the OJ trial and 9/11 but no one beleived me on all four occasions |
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| Orbax |
| 1969: a man will land on moon |
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| Photo_bot_2k1 |
2004: bush defeated
you just watch and wait |
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| Orbax |
| Booo; reign on bush REIGN ON :D |
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| Maikeru |
| Maaaaaaaaan...I hope a Tsunami doesn't hit Okinawa! Such a asmall island would; would be nothing afterwards....especially after an 8.0 |
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