8.1 earthquake

[t.bag]

i just heard that there was an 8.1 earthquake that hit Japan at like 4 in the morning today and that the northern part of the island is on a tsunami warning.

[esoter1c]

Jesus is pissed @ them for that whole pearl harbor thing.

[t.bag]

lol payback is a bitch. but is still pretty harsh

[mojo]

there are no reports of damage or injury as the quake was deep and 1000km of shore.
the seismic wave was only .5m high.

[t.bag]

Originally Posted by mojo

there are no reports of damage or injury as the quake was deep and 1000km of shore.
the seismic wave was only .5m high.

nothin to worry about then eh.

[sidekick]

^unless you happen to be a midget sunbathing that day.

even then you'll probably just get knocked over.

[Ragga_Wh0re]

^hahahahahahahaha

Originally Posted by sidekick

^unless you happen to be a midget sunbathing that day.

even then you'll probably just get knocked over.

8.1? knocked out for life

[Diamonite]

Originally Posted by alla

8.1? knocked out for life

He's talking about the huge .5m wave of fury that hit the coast.

[Haze]

Originally Posted by sidekick

^unless you happen to be a midget sunbathing that day.

even then you'll probably just get knocked over.

GOLDEN :D

- ë

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by Diamonite

He's talking about the huge .5m wave of fury that hit the coast.

surfs up! Hang ten dudes!~ :)

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by mojo

there are no reports of damage or injury as the quake was deep and 1000km of shore.
the seismic wave was only .5m high.

Tsunami waves, which are generated by earthquakes, are often barely noticeable in the ocean but can rise to great heights once they arrive at shore.

Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries because it sits atop four tectonic plates.

~ The Province

So even though the waves were small...it could have been much worse..consider "on Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia caused a tsunami as high as 10 metres that killed at least 213,000 people in 11 countries." So a difference of ONLY 1 can make a huge difference...But I'd still feel bad for the midgets :(

[Guineveire]

Yeah a customer was telling me about that, she was pretty pissed because the ferries here got shut down

[kittah]

Originally Posted by Guineveire

Yeah a customer was telling me about that, she was pretty pissed because the ferries here got shut down

the ferries were shut down due to the wind...

[yoko*]

I experienced my first earthquake in Japan actually. I think it was like a richter 4?

The fact that earthquakes are a common occurence in JP is really obvious just in the precautionary measures they take for earthquake preparedness. I remember when I went to school there long time ago, we always had earthquake drills and every student was required to have like this earthquake cover... to put over your head to protect you if there is ever an earthquake.

I didn't even know there was an earthquake until my roommate informed me of it. The concerns people had about the tsunami on our coast was kind of a joke to me though, compared to the fact that all my relatives including my parents were in japan.

[Guineveire]

Originally Posted by kittah

the ferries were shut down due to the wind...

Yeah, but when she was talking to us about that she told us about the earthquake.

I should have worded that more better, my fault.