8.8 magnitude Earthquake in Japan - Page 2

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 10:35 AM

Had two friends who were walking the beaches on western Maui, they said the waves weren't any big deal there.

EagleFan · 03-11-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Damn! Supermoon Man is hootin' and hollerin' today, I bet.

Will March 19 'Supermoon' Trigger Natural Disasters? - Yahoo! News

Oddly, I was thinking this when I saw the first report of the quake.

Also not sure what this says but the first report that I saw about the quake was on FOFC in this thread. Was watching Band of Brothers on DVD and jumped on here during the credits and saw the thread. FOFC, keeping football sim fans current one thread at a time.

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 10:47 AM

If it stays at 8.8, that's one of the top 10 largest earthquakes ever recorded. That's one hell of an earthquake, ugh.

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rizon

If it stays at 8.8, that's one of the top 10 largest earthquakes ever recorded. That's one hell of an earthquake, ugh.

Actually right now it's ranked 7th.

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Noop

Scary footage. I have never seen water do that. A lot of the stuff in Japan looks like toys in the tube. My prayers and thoughts are with them.

It's just really weird and sad to watch. It's so crazy it looks like CGI.

EagleFan · 03-11-2011, 11:05 AM

Not sure what the normal number of aftershocks are but I just heard that they had 19 aftershocks since then. That sounds like a lot.

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Did Obama seriously just release a statement saying that 'our friendship with (Japan) is unshakable'?????

Unfortunate choice of words there.

I was watching the video on YouTube of the cars being swept away, and a Google Ad came up that said "100 Toyota Cars for Good".

JediKooter · 03-11-2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Not sure what the normal number of aftershocks are but I just heard that they had 19 aftershocks since then. That sounds like a lot.

After shocks can last for days, sometimes many months after the main quake. I wouldn't be surprised by this time next week there have been hundreds of after shocks.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-11-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rizon

Had two friends who were walking the beaches on western Maui, they said the waves weren't any big deal there.

They need to be VERY careful. There are secondary 'wraparound' tsunamis hitting some of the Hawaiian islands right now that are reportedly larger than the initial waves. More people get killed by the secondary waves in these cases because they think the initial wave is all there is.

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

They need to be VERY careful. There are secondary 'wraparound' tsunamis hitting some of the Hawaiian islands right now that are reportedly larger than the initial waves. More people get killed by the secondary waves in these cases because they think the initial wave is all there is.

Our friends are already calling dibs on their golf clubs and one guy has a $5000 telescope. But kidding aside, they slept on the beach and are still ok. They haven't reported to us that anything has gotten worse (yet, hopefully).

GrantDawg · 03-11-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rizon

Our friends are already calling dibs on their golf clubs and one guy has a $5000 telescope. But kidding aside, they slept on the beach and are still ok. They haven't reported to us that anything has gotten worse (yet, hopefully).

They'll be fine as long as they are smart enough to stay out of the water. It is the idiots that think "surfs up" that'll get in trouble.

RomaGoth · 03-11-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

After shocks can last for days, sometimes many months after the main quake. I wouldn't be surprised by this time next week there have been hundreds of after shocks.

The aftershocks can last for a year or more, which makes it incredibly difficult to deal with the damage that has occurred from the previous quake and aftershocks.

Thomkal · 03-11-2011, 12:36 PM

don't know if they are related or not, but the ticker on CNN or MSNBC was reporting a 4.3 quake in Hawaii earlier.

DanGarion · 03-11-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Don't we have a couple FOFCers that live in Japan (or at least used to)?

I know Koji who used to be in the RWBL lives there, at least I think he did the last time I talked to him.

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

don't know if they are related or not, but the ticker on CNN or MSNBC was reporting a 4.3 quake in Hawaii earlier.

AG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km LOCATION
MAP 2.3 2011/03/11 16:08:35 19.226 -154.893 4.7 28 km ( 17 mi) S of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.3 2011/03/11 11:58:12 19.331 -154.993 10.0 18 km ( 11 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 1.8 2011/03/11 11:16:03 19.420 -155.010 12.7 11 km ( 7 mi) SW of Pahoa, HI
MAP 1.9 2011/03/11 10:42:47 19.367 -154.985 10.6 14 km ( 8 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.1 2011/03/11 10:32:36 19.337 -154.990 0.6 17 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.0 2011/03/11 09:57:55 19.344 -154.981 10.3 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.7 2011/03/11 09:45:07 19.295 -154.944 10.8 20 km ( 12 mi) S of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.0 2011/03/11 09:36:21 19.412 -155.022 0.0 12 km ( 8 mi) SW of Pahoa, HI
MAP 3.0 2011/03/11 09:33:57 19.382 -155.015 7.6 14 km ( 9 mi) SW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.9 2011/03/11 09:24:53 19.351 -154.999 8.7 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 1.9 2011/03/11 09:24:24 19.312 -154.941 13.2 18 km ( 11 mi) S of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.8 2011/03/11 09:14:35 19.329 -154.970 11.0 17 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.8 2011/03/11 09:10:26 19.355 -155.000 5.4 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.5 2011/03/11 09:07:01 19.347 -154.989 0.1 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.8 2011/03/11 09:05:22 19.373 -155.001 8.5 14 km ( 9 mi) SW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 3.3 2011/03/11 09:03:37 19.349 -154.950 31.4 14 km ( 9 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 4.6 2011/03/11 08:58:25 19.340 -154.992 9.3 17 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 3.2 2011/03/11 06:18:04 19.350 -154.991 9.5 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.2 2011/03/11 03:52:06 19.312 -154.929 12.5 18 km ( 11 mi) S of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.6 2011/03/11 02:55:42 19.363 -154.994 9.3 14 km ( 9 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.9 2011/03/11 02:52:07 19.348 -154.981 10.7 15 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.5 2011/03/11 02:32:08 19.348 -154.985 11.1 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.3 2011/03/11 02:25:29 19.342 -154.982 10.3 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.8 2011/03/11 01:01:59 19.345 -154.983 10.2 16 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.5 2011/03/11 00:53:58 19.352 -154.989 9.0 15 km ( 10 mi) SSW of Leilani Estates, HI
MAP 2.5 2011/03/10 05:01:10 19.363 -155.044 7.6 15 km ( 9 mi) SE of Fern Forest, HI

EagleFan · 03-11-2011, 01:21 PM

Looked up oykib and he is from Osaka. Looks like that would put him away from the initial quake but not sure how the tsunami affected that area. He has been on the forum since it began but I don't think he posts as much as he used to.

Front Office Football Central

I hope all is well for him and his family.

Rizon · 03-11-2011, 01:23 PM

Jeeze, the Japanese earthquake list is insane:

MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km Region
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 19:02:58 39.372 142.900 24.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 18:59:15 37.037 138.355 1.0 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 18:44:06 36.858 141.029 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.9 2011/03/11 18:43:13 40.139 143.061 89.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 18:17:05 36.218 141.685 25.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 18:11:24 37.118 142.160 13.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.7 2011/03/11 18:02:38 36.793 143.212 24.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:50:01 37.648 144.991 25.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 17:32:13 37.137 144.572 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 17:30:47 37.418 141.099 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:23:57 36.015 141.888 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 17:16:59 37.111 144.145 26.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.8 2011/03/11 17:14:59 39.016 142.517 51.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 17:12:40 37.564 144.069 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:55:52 37.779 143.171 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:34:21 39.376 143.405 40.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 16:20:51 36.157 141.877 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 16:11:26 39.463 143.577 9.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 16:04:52 39.236 144.320 25.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:55:22 36.626 142.162 24.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:50:59 37.409 142.217 24.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:46:01 36.022 141.958 19.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 15:42:05 36.066 141.515 15.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.9 2011/03/11 15:36:15 38.907 142.722 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 15:32:33 37.216 142.233 25.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 15:19:37 36.233 141.856 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 15:13:14 35.997 141.796 18.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 15:01:38 39.082 142.383 26.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 14:56:15 35.979 141.367 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 14:54:03 35.919 141.819 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 14:44:07 36.655 140.769 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 14:26:30 37.431 142.254 13.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 14:20:19 37.947 143.183 25.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 14:10:39 37.575 141.963 25.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 14:00:37 36.151 140.845 30.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.9 2011/03/11 13:58:49 36.681 141.776 25.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 13:55:27 38.039 142.831 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 13:48:38 38.426 143.061 25.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 13:43:10 38.972 144.209 25.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 4.9 2011/03/11 13:42:26 37.410 142.009 25.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 13:34:36 36.249 141.850 35.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 13:31:54 39.152 142.837 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 13:16:49 36.304 141.730 30.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 13:15:45 37.393 141.882 30.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 13:02:43 36.755 141.885 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:59:21 36.128 141.768 24.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 12:54:52 38.502 142.120 36.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 12:49:01 36.158 141.711 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:34:22 36.912 143.736 39.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 12:33:18 38.374 142.590 29.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 12:28:44 36.166 141.664 29.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 12:24:37 36.525 141.707 27.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 12:12:53 38.052 142.542 21.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 12:04:16 36.351 142.700 38.4 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:56:16 36.356 141.504 39.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 11:54:02 36.982 142.535 45.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 11:46:46 36.034 141.055 47.5 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 11:44:28 36.709 142.231 31.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.5 2011/03/11 11:36:39 39.276 142.521 11.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 11:21:02 35.759 140.913 25.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:16:50 36.614 141.894 36.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:13:12 36.451 141.789 18.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 11:10:57 35.534 141.856 27.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 11:00:51 37.813 141.481 28.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.1 2011/03/11 10:58:05 39.060 142.213 30.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.0 2011/03/11 10:52:07 38.534 143.346 29.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 10:45:46 38.466 143.591 41.1 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.3 2011/03/11 10:35:35 37.044 141.298 25.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 10:28:44 39.447 143.531 29.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 10:20:27 36.966 142.289 21.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.0 2011/03/11 10:10:34 39.248 142.779 28.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:59:56 36.703 142.207 41.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 09:47:01 39.685 142.938 29.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:42:22 39.438 142.749 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 09:37:08 35.877 141.585 29.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 09:09:14 37.717 143.267 36.2 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 09:04:10 37.299 142.655 30.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.2 2011/03/11 09:00:19 37.056 141.966 20.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.4 2011/03/11 08:52:26 36.763 141.910 35.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 08:46:47 37.421 142.453 37.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 08:40:56 37.465 141.122 38.6 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 08:31:07 37.428 141.200 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.5 2011/03/11 08:19:24 36.200 142.000 19.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 08:15:40 37.034 144.612 27.8 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.2 2011/03/11 08:12:04 36.606 141.557 19.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.5 2011/03/11 08:10:30 36.394 140.631 30.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 08:01:58 37.071 142.734 22.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.6 2011/03/11 07:56:15 37.130 142.305 34.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.7 2011/03/11 07:54:44 37.742 141.565 45.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 07:42:55 36.406 141.919 29.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 07:38:26 39.250 142.783 29.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 07:28:12 36.802 141.911 24.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.1 2011/03/11 07:25:33 37.916 144.621 15.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 07:14:59 36.648 141.811 25.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.9 2011/03/11 07:13:47 36.051 142.347 28.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 5.8 2011/03/11 07:10:59 37.899 142.734 30.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 06:57:14 35.758 140.992 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.3 2011/03/11 06:48:47 37.993 142.764 22.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 7.1 2011/03/11 06:25:50 38.106 144.553 19.7 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.8 2011/03/11 06:15:40 36.186 141.192 35.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.4 2011/03/11 06:07:21 36.401 141.862 35.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 6.4 2011/03/11 06:06:11 39.025 142.316 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP 8.9 2011/03/11 05:46:23 38.322 142.369 24.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

DanGarion · 03-11-2011, 01:25 PM

Just to give you a perspective on aftershocks there have already been 95 aftershocks of 5.0 or higher since the initial 8.9 quake.

Neon_Chaos · 03-11-2011, 01:35 PM

The thing that amazes me is that the Japanese were READY for the quake.

8.8? STILL STANDING, BITCHES.

The entire nation is practically quake-proof right now. What with all those aftershocks, and we still haven't heard of a single skyscraper or major building completely collapsing.

It's the tsunami that really wiped them out, and it really is disheartening to see those images of the flooding.

DaddyTorgo · 03-11-2011, 02:41 PM

All our japan-based FOFCers doing okay?

My cousin is at Camp Zama - still haven't heard from him, but as he's base security (i think) I imagine he's insanely busy at the moment. He's supposed to be leaving Japan in a couple months too...

JediKooter · 03-11-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

The aftershocks can last for a year or more, which makes it incredibly difficult to deal with the damage that has occurred from the previous quake and aftershocks.

Yup. There are still after shocks from the big Baja California Mexico quake happening.

Japan being at the forefront of earthquake technology and building codes, hopefully has minimized the amount of lives lost and property damaged.

DanGarion · 03-11-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

All our japan-based FOFCers doing okay?

My cousin is at Camp Zama - still haven't heard from him, but as he's base security (i think) I imagine he's insanely busy at the moment. He's supposed to be leaving Japan in a couple months too...

I've heard that all US Military personel in Japan have been accounted for.

There is also word that someone on the West Coast was swept away. If this person was there to watch the tsunami they are a moron.

DaddyTorgo · 03-11-2011, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanGarion

I've heard that all US Military personel in Japan have been accounted for.

Really? That's great news (selfishly).

EagleFan · 03-11-2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanGarion

If this person was there to watch the tsunami they are a moron.

If that was the case, chalk one up for Darwinism...

JonInMiddleGA · 03-11-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

The thing that amazes me is that the Japanese were READY for the quake. 8.8? STILL STANDING, BITCHES.

That was roughly my reaction overnight & throughout the day. Pretty darned impressive IMO.

Young Drachma · 03-11-2011, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

The thing that amazes me is that the Japanese were READY for the quake.

8.8? STILL STANDING, BITCHES.

The entire nation is practically quake-proof right now. What with all those aftershocks, and we still haven't heard of a single skyscraper or major building completely collapsing.

Impressive indeed.

sterlingice · 03-11-2011, 05:41 PM

Those are some impressive buildings and some good foresight

+3

SI

fantom1979 · 03-11-2011, 06:47 PM

I saw some video of a skyscraper swaying in Tokyo. It looked damn scary, but I think that is exactly what is supposed to happen. If I remember my Modern Marvels physics correctly, a skyscraper that does not sway, is a collapsing skyscraper.

JediKooter · 03-11-2011, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantom1979

I saw some video of a skyscraper swaying in Tokyo. It looked damn scary, but I think that is exactly what is supposed to happen. If I remember my Modern Marvels physics correctly, a skyscraper that does not sway, is a collapsing skyscraper.

Swaying is good, but, it is limited and if it goes beyond that limit, it could collapse. Another factor is the ground the building is built on. Not only with how much energy can the ground absorb, but, also how solid it is. Liquefaction is kryptonite for structures.

SteveMax58 · 03-11-2011, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Those are some impressive buildings and some good foresight

+3

SI

Yeah...+4 to this. The level of devastation will be great but I think Japan might be the only country that could recover from such a force of nature like this. Just...unbelievable.

GrantDawg · 03-11-2011, 07:54 PM

They have bumped the mag. to 9.1 now, making it the 4th most powerfull ever recorded. That is twice as powerfull as a 8.9.

Raiders Army · 03-11-2011, 08:04 PM

I have one of my employees in Maebashi. We haven't heard a thing from her. I don't think we're going to hear from her for a while. She was supposed to fly out tomorrow.

k0ruptr · 03-11-2011, 08:13 PM

Hello, checking in. im ok. Big island, where I just moved from a year ago got hit pretty badly, especially kona side. youtube kona tsunami to see some really crazy videos. I'm worried about my family as if you scroll up and see those earthquakes on the big island, they live in Leilani Estates. Unfortonately I don't talk to my brother and his fam that live there and have no way of getting ahold of them. We had a fall out recently

They werent big earthquakes, but still scary.

cartman · 03-11-2011, 08:29 PM

News is starting to come out that possibly the Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered some pretty serious damage, and they haven't been able to keep the core at what is considered a safe temp.

Japan quake causes emergencies at 5 nuke reactors

molson · 03-11-2011, 08:38 PM

There's a few posts in this thread I've wanted to respond to but the response to all of them is basically the same - WOW. Japan should be damn proud about how they withstood this though.

And someone above had mentioned the "tsunami tourist" who thought it would be an awesome idea to run to the pacific U.S. coast and take some pictures. Yes, that really happened, and he's dead now:

As U.S. damage measured, emergency declared in California counties - CNN.com

Warhammer · 03-11-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

News is starting to come out that possibly the Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered some pretty serious damage, and they haven't been able to keep the core at what is considered a safe temp.

Japan quake causes emergencies at 5 nuke reactors

I think they'll be ok. I've been reading a fair amount of the articles dealing with it, and I think a lot of it is alarmism. The amount of safety factor built into those reactors is amazing.

sterlingice · 03-11-2011, 09:04 PM

Yeah, it sounds like "at worst", they would have to vent some radioactive gas nearby. Sure- that's horrible, particularly if you live near there- but it seems pretty unlikely at this point.

SI

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-11-2011, 11:38 PM

Got an e-mail from my fraternity brother who lives south of Tokyo in an 18 story building. Said he had to grab his 3 month old son and flee the building with his wife. They're now planning to move out of the condo and into a home. Freaked them out pretty good. Glad they're safe.

fantom1979 · 03-12-2011, 05:18 AM

Things are not looking good at all.

Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises - Yahoo! News

Part of the nuke plant exploded and they are still missing 4 trains.

I remember thinking when Katrina hit that I would hate to be the guy in charge of FEMA. How do you wrap your mind around that level of devastation. Looking at the Japan videos/photos, I don't even know where you would begin. Trains missing, nuke problems, an entire city underwater, people stranded on roofs and who knows where else.

fantom1979 · 03-12-2011, 05:24 AM

21 aftershocks above M6.0 since the M8.9 hit. 4 of those have hit in the last 12 hours.

oykib · 03-12-2011, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagleFan

oykib comes to mind.

Thanks.

I actually moved back to America a few months ago. I was able to get in touch with most of my friends. They and their families are fine. The quake and tsunami were pretty far away from where I used to live.

Crazy stuff over there. Everybody I know seems really upset. They all remember the quake in their area in '95. /there is an issue with power in parts of the country now. So they have been encouraged to save power to divert to other parts of the country.

oykib · 03-12-2011, 08:09 AM

Global positioning has the island of Honshu 8 feet from where it was. Honshu is the main island of Japan.

The explosion at a nuclear plant there seems to have been at a pumping station-- not the main building.

News is playing 24/7 without commercials on all channels.

GrantDawg · 03-12-2011, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oykib

Global positioning has the island of Honshu 8 feet from where it was. Honshu is the main island of Japan.

The explosion at a nuclear plant there seems to have been at a pumping station-- not the main building.

News is playing 24/7 without commercials on all channels.

There saying now that it actually destroyed the building housing Reactor 1. That makes sense if you watch the video. It looks on par with a video of what a "bunker buster" bomb does to a building. It was a massive explosion. The say the core is still in tact, which is just amazing. How this is handled (and I think in the end it will be handled well) is going to determine the future of nuclear energy.

oykib · 03-12-2011, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

There saying now that it actually destroyed the building housing Reactor 1. That makes sense if you watch the video. It looks on par with a video of what a "bunker buster" bomb does to a building. It was a massive explosion. The say the core is still in tact, which is just amazing. How this is handled (and I think in the end it will be handled well) is going to determine the future of nuclear energy.

That's much scarier.

Tough to sleep worrying about that.

Matthean · 03-12-2011, 02:01 PM

One of countless articles with images of Japan in it. Lots of good sized images, so it takes some time to load.

Earthquake in Japan - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic

Surtt · 03-12-2011, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

There saying now that it actually destroyed the building housing Reactor 1.

Wouldn't that be the containment building?

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-12-2011, 02:21 PM

Another story from first-hand account by Destructoid writer..........

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GrantDawg · 03-12-2011, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surtt

Wouldn't that be the containment building?

I guess? There is a steel containment unit that they say is still inact at this point. There are conflicting reports on whether the plant has officially "melted-down", but reportedly now three of the plants cooling systems are still down and they are dumping treated salt-water into them to keep the temps under control. Some radiation has been released and a 12 mile radius is under evacuation. Iodine tablets are being given out to limit possible radiation sickness.

Edward64 · 03-12-2011, 05:17 PM

Sorry for my ignorance - but what exactly happens if it melts down?

cartman · 03-12-2011, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward64

Sorry for my ignorance - but what exactly happens if it melts down?

Chernobyl part two

03-11-2011, 11:05 AM	#56
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03-11-2011, 01:21 PM	#66
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Looked up oykib and he is from Osaka. Looks like that would put him away from the initial quake but not sure how the tsunami affected that area. He has been on the forum since it began but I don't think he posts as much as he used to. Front Office Football Central I hope all is well for him and his family. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

03-11-2011, 01:25 PM	#68
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03-11-2011, 01:35 PM	#69
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	The thing that amazes me is that the Japanese were READY for the quake. 8.8? STILL STANDING, BITCHES. The entire nation is practically quake-proof right now. What with all those aftershocks, and we still haven't heard of a single skyscraper or major building completely collapsing. It's the tsunami that really wiped them out, and it really is disheartening to see those images of the flooding. __________________ Come and see.

03-11-2011, 05:41 PM	#77
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03-11-2011, 12:36 PM	#63
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	don't know if they are related or not, but the ticker on CNN or MSNBC was reporting a 4.3 quake in Hawaii earlier.

03-11-2011, 02:41 PM	#70
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	All our japan-based FOFCers doing okay? My cousin is at Camp Zama - still haven't heard from him, but as he's base security (i think) I imagine he's insanely busy at the moment. He's supposed to be leaving Japan in a couple months too...

03-11-2011, 06:47 PM	#78
fantom1979 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, Mi	I saw some video of a skyscraper swaying in Tokyo. It looked damn scary, but I think that is exactly what is supposed to happen. If I remember my Modern Marvels physics correctly, a skyscraper that does not sway, is a collapsing skyscraper.

03-11-2011, 07:54 PM	#81
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03-11-2011, 08:04 PM	#82
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	I have one of my employees in Maebashi. We haven't heard a thing from her. I don't think we're going to hear from her for a while. She was supposed to fly out tomorrow.

03-11-2011, 08:13 PM	#83
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	Hello, checking in. im ok. Big island, where I just moved from a year ago got hit pretty badly, especially kona side. youtube kona tsunami to see some really crazy videos. I'm worried about my family as if you scroll up and see those earthquakes on the big island, they live in Leilani Estates. Unfortonately I don't talk to my brother and his fam that live there and have no way of getting ahold of them. We had a fall out recently They werent big earthquakes, but still scary. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks

03-11-2011, 08:29 PM	#84
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	News is starting to come out that possibly the Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered some pretty serious damage, and they haven't been able to keep the core at what is considered a safe temp. Japan quake causes emergencies at 5 nuke reactors __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-11-2011, 08:38 PM	#85
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	There's a few posts in this thread I've wanted to respond to but the response to all of them is basically the same - WOW. Japan should be damn proud about how they withstood this though. And someone above had mentioned the "tsunami tourist" who thought it would be an awesome idea to run to the pacific U.S. coast and take some pictures. Yes, that really happened, and he's dead now: As U.S. damage measured, emergency declared in California counties - CNN.com Last edited by molson : 03-11-2011 at 08:39 PM.

03-11-2011, 09:04 PM	#87
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03-11-2011, 11:38 PM	#88
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Got an e-mail from my fraternity brother who lives south of Tokyo in an 18 story building. Said he had to grab his 3 month old son and flee the building with his wife. They're now planning to move out of the condo and into a home. Freaked them out pretty good. Glad they're safe.

03-12-2011, 05:18 AM	#89
fantom1979 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, Mi	Things are not looking good at all. Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises - Yahoo! News Part of the nuke plant exploded and they are still missing 4 trains. I remember thinking when Katrina hit that I would hate to be the guy in charge of FEMA. How do you wrap your mind around that level of devastation. Looking at the Japan videos/photos, I don't even know where you would begin. Trains missing, nuke problems, an entire city underwater, people stranded on roofs and who knows where else.

03-12-2011, 05:24 AM	#90
fantom1979 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, Mi	21 aftershocks above M6.0 since the M8.9 hit. 4 of those have hit in the last 12 hours.

03-12-2011, 08:09 AM	#92
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Global positioning has the island of Honshu 8 feet from where it was. Honshu is the main island of Japan. The explosion at a nuclear plant there seems to have been at a pumping station-- not the main building. News is playing 24/7 without commercials on all channels. Last edited by oykib : 03-12-2011 at 08:24 AM.

03-12-2011, 02:01 PM	#95
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03-12-2011, 05:17 PM	#99
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Sorry for my ignorance - but what exactly happens if it melts down?

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