8.8 Earthquake in Japan

[PhillipEspinoza]

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/?hpt=T2

Check it out. That's crazy. My thoughts go out to those in Japan.

 

[Jedi5412]

imagine that damage there. Here in christchurch is very bad imagine japan :O

pray to all those affected :_(

 

[Zubon]

Oh my god, that was scary! The phones are still all down. I am ok but the concrete wall next to my house collapsed. I hope all of the other Japanese cubers are ok!

 

[IamWEB]

The world is literally falling apart. >_>
Possible tsunamis as a result of this? Things don't look good... best wishes and prayers to everyone over there.

 

[Zubon]

On TV now there are pictures of hundreds of cars and houses being swept away by tsunamis. It's crazy...
Lucky Japan is used to earthquakes so the sea is pretty well protected.
Pretty soon the other tsunamis should hit. I hope the damage is not too much...

 

[cmhardw]

Best wishes and prayers to everyone affected!

 

[Andreaillest]

Oh dear, best hopes that everyone in Japan is ok.

 

[IamWEB]

Update: The link in the OP now has a video in it. One of the comments there is from someone who said they felt some of it in mid-China o_o.

There's coverage of this on CNN in the US right now, where they said it's been upgraded from an 8.8 to 8.9. Powerful .

 

[Zubon]

Wow shaking again just as I type this...! My cubes fell off the shelf...!

 

[IamWEB]

There are tsunamis coming up that they're reported on. This footage is shocking... More and more land is just being overcome with water and ruined materials. It's moving very fast. They're talking about building on fire while being swept away by the rapid, incoming water.

@Zubon: Stay safe; be careful.

 

[Tim Major]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/

Still more tsunamis o.O

 

[IamWEB]

^"Sorry
Due to copyright reasons this video can only be viewed by people located in Australia."

 

[Zane_C]

Woah! That's a massive amount of energy.

 

[Andreaillest]

Not sure what video Tim has posted, but here is a devastating one of a tsunami and the earthquake.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/03/11/3161924.htm
I hope the tsunamis don't cause too much damage. There's a slight chance this might reach all the way too California. I'm going to check the tsunami alerts right now to see who will be affected. I hope everyone will be ok.

 

[Dene]

Ah deary.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Best of luck to everyone in Japan and their families.

 

[Nestor]

The world is literally falling apart. >_>

Although there is intensification due to climate change, other natural events are the same as always (earthquakes, volcanoes). An eightfold increase in population and advance in communications over the last century is what gives you that impression of an increase: chances have dramatically increased for any random event to hit a populated area (specially since we now build thinking in cars and stretch over way bigger areas) and then any such event is broadcasted worldwide instantly. 100 years ago this earthquake would have gone unnoticed outside Japan.

I just hope that the loss of lives is minimum.

 

[Zubon]

Reports of the dead are starting to come in. We are very lucky that Japan has such strict anti-earthquake building standards and a very advanced tsunami warning system. They predicted the tsunamis far in advance and set off the warning system. Most of the footage of the tsunamis show no people around because they were all evacuated well in advance. I would hate to think what this quake would have done to a country that is not used to earthquakes like New Zealand...

 

[Carrot]

Ah deary.

I heard something about a tsunami alert in New Zealand (But I guess Christchurch is one of the less likely cities to get a bigger wave, even though tsunamies are likely to wrap around islands)... And you have been awake since 2 AM? lol...

 

[DannaWrights]

Yeah that was scary, after one there's another one. What's happen to the world now? Prayers to the affected individuals will be helpful.

Donna