9.0 Magnitude Quake Hits Japan

[illmatic99]

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Canzano is in Hawaii I believe.

 

[bluefrog]

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I'm in Narita airport right now...literally standing in line to board when the first one hit, and then after the second aftershock they moved us outside. No one was hurt at the airport, which impresses me. (But it didn't stop prayer for the millions of others affected by this) B/c it was a few thousand people sitting on the tarmac in 45deg weather when it started to rain, they gave in to "peer pressure" by a few of us military types and let us into the first floor commuter terminal. Then they talked about the potential for a 30' tsunami coming, but the airport administrators wouldn't let anyone move to a higher floor until it had been inspected. That finally happened 10 minutes ago.

Then we heard that all the flights were cancelled, even though the runway was inspected as clear, and we had pilots and planes sitting at the terminal waiting for us. They passed out the emergency blankets, ritz crackers and one bottle of water (and some formula for the babies) and told us they didn't know any more, but that we would "probably" be re-booked "sometime after tomorrow". Since immigration had left the building, it was like being Tom Hanks in The Terminal, where you couldn't get on your plane and you couldn't leave their holding area (which is packed). Well done to Delta, who at that point opened up the planes on the runway, took all the snacks and started passing them out to people.

We'll see how long this goes. Terminal's now safe, runway's been inspected and the poor bastards that were on the tarmac for 7 hours took off successfully. Our planes are still here, and pilots are here. Though there's devastation all over, I'm selfishly hoping to get out of here quickly. My baby girl's 1st birthday party is tomorrow.

Hope that all of you in the tsunami zone make it out of this ok. From early reports of the Philippines and Indonesia, it seems that not much damage is coming from the delayed tsunamis.

Be safe Brian.

Finally heard from some of my in-laws. They fled to the mountains to get away from the tsunami.

It's a really really bad one.

 

[BrianFromWA]

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BTW, hearty "well done" to whoever did the earthquake-proofing at the airport. After about 6 hours of quiet, the small aftershocks have started back up. Nothing like before, and we're pros now..."nah, that probably wasn't over a 5..." :smh:

 

[BrianFromWA]

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thanks for the thoughts, guys....I'm near the windows but I've pulled myself into a little cubby underneath some seating. I should be warm and semi-safe from falling glass and debris, but close enough to outside that if stuff starts collapsing I can make a 15' jump to the tarmac.

 

[Denny Crane]

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Glad you're OK, Brian.

Sounds like Northeast Portland is safe.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oregon-advises-coastal-rb-1669794559.html?x=0&.v=1

Oregon advises coastal residents to evacuate

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Oregon Emergency Management on Friday advised coastal residents to evacuate before 7 a.m. local time due to the risk of a tsunami.

The massive 8.9 magnitude quake in Japan triggered tsunami warnings for most of the Pacific basin, including northern California and Oregon.

A spokeswoman for the state's emergency management office said no residents were being forced to leave. She said schools would be closed along the coast and the National Guard was on standby.

 

[porkchopexpress]

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I'm in Narita airport right now...literally standing in line to board when the first one hit, and then after the second aftershock they moved us outside. No one was hurt at the airport, which impresses me. (But it didn't stop prayer for the millions of others affected by this) B/c it was a few thousand people sitting on the tarmac in 45deg weather when it started to rain, they gave in to "peer pressure" by a few of us military types and let us into the first floor commuter terminal. Then they talked about the potential for a 30' tsunami coming, but the airport administrators wouldn't let anyone move to a higher floor until it had been inspected. That finally happened 10 minutes ago.

Then we heard that all the flights were cancelled, even though the runway was inspected as clear, and we had pilots and planes sitting at the terminal waiting for us. They passed out the emergency blankets, ritz crackers and one bottle of water (and some formula for the babies) and told us they didn't know any more, but that we would "probably" be re-booked "sometime after tomorrow". Since immigration had left the building, it was like being Tom Hanks in The Terminal, where you couldn't get on your plane and you couldn't leave their holding area (which is packed). Well done to Delta, who at that point opened up the planes on the runway, took all the snacks and started passing them out to people.

We'll see how long this goes. Terminal's now safe, runway's been inspected and the poor bastards that were on the tarmac for 7 hours took off successfully. Our planes are still here, and pilots are here. Though there's devastation all over, I'm selfishly hoping to get out of here quickly. My baby girl's 1st birthday party is tomorrow.

Hope that all of you in the tsunami zone make it out of this ok. From early reports of the Philippines and Indonesia, it seems that not much damage is coming from the delayed tsunamis.

Stay safe Brian. We just got married in Saettle and two of our guests flew in from Japan...and back yesterday morning. My wife's mom hasn't been able to get a hold of them or any of their other relatives over there (spread out from Shikoku to Osaka, Tokyo and Hokaido). Do you know if only Honshu got hit hard or the other islands too?

 

[illmatic99]

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wow.

 

[Bob Dobalina]

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thanks for the thoughts, guys....I'm near the windows but I've pulled myself into a little cubby underneath some seating. I should be warm and semi-safe from falling glass and debris, but close enough to outside that if stuff starts collapsing I can make a 15' jump to the tarmac.

Be safe man.

 

[Bob Dobalina]

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Stay safe Brian. We just got married in Saettle and two of our guests flew in from Japan...and back yesterday morning. My wife's mom hasn't been able to get a hold of them or any of their other relatives over there (spread out from Shikoku to Osaka, Tokyo and Hokaido). Do you know if only Honshu got hit hard or the other islands too?

Not sure if this will help or not. Google Japan Earthquake People Finder

 

[SlyPokerDog]

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Where are our military bases on Japan and were any of them hit by the tsunami? I haven't heard anything yet.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

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thanks for the thoughts, guys....I'm near the windows but I've pulled myself into a little cubby underneath some seating. I should be warm and semi-safe from falling glass and debris, but close enough to outside that if stuff starts collapsing I can make a 15' jump to the tarmac.

WOW! Stay safe.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Japan Tsunami Slide Show

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-devastation-in-japan-slideshow

 

[MARIS61]

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Earthquakes are small potatoes, compared to the irresponsible insanity of building nuclear power plants.

http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_n...an-quake-was-a-wake-up-call-on-nuclear-safety

[video]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42025882/?GT1=43001[/video]

 

[Wheels]

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Earthquakes are small potatoes, compared to the irresponsible insanity of building nuclear power plants.

tell that to families who have lost loved ones in the last 12or so hours. I'm sure the people who lost a father, son, daughter, or mother all agree with you

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

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How many total deaths are there from Nuclear power plants? I'm thinking other energy production sources cause more deaths due to pollution, lung disease, etc.

 

[Wheels]

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I'm not arguing that. I'm just pointing out its disrespectful to those affected in the last day by this catastrophe.

 

[barfo]

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How many total deaths are there from Nuclear power plants?

Well, not many, because we all keep handguns in the house. My dad once killed a nuclear power plant breaking into his place.

barfo

 

[jlprk]

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Did you see that tsunami? Holy shit!

What the hell are you looking at? Turn on the TV, there is a tsunami! Huge tsunami!

I was watching MSNBC. Isn't a tsunami a wave that travels thousands of miles, like from Japan to Hawaii? I think the word is being misused here.

It's almost ironic that MSNBC is being conservative with their earthquake rating. There is a wave traveling thousands of miles. Seriously, maybe you need to change the channel.

You and the media kept calling the local tidal wave a tsunami. When the epicenter is nearby, that's not a tsunami. It has to travel a very long distance to be a tsunami.

You were in your panic mode, so I didn't bother correcting a crazy man. In that last post, you seemed to correct yourself and say the tsunami was the thing that might happen, not the thing that was happening.

 

[santeesioux]

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Where are our military bases on Japan and were any of them hit by the tsunami? I haven't heard anything yet.

Cnn said they were okay. One of my friends is stationed over there and seems to be fine.

 

[Denny Crane]

A tsunami is simply a large wave caused by a large displacement of water. Distance travelled is irrelevant.

 

[jlprk]

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A tsunami is simply a large wave caused by a large displacement of water. Distance travelled is irrelevant.

A tsunami moves at 500 mph. A tidal wave doesn't. Therefore, a tsunami covers long distances and a tidal wave doesn't. If dictionaries nowadays disagree, take a time machine back to Hawaii, early 60s, where we and the local media had the word clearly defined while nobody in the 48 states had ever heard the word, and argue with them. If the word has since been dumbed down and Americanized, that's not my fault. Have a cheeseburger.

I lived in Japan 2 years. Then I lived in Hawaii 4 years, and went through several tsunami alerts including about 3 Waikiki evacuations. (I didn't live in Waikiki, but I sure heard about it from my schoolmates who had to move out for the night.) Then I lived in Southern California and went through the media panicking over many earthquakes, including several that I felt. The famous 1971 San Fernando earthquake (see link) shook my bed so much that I woke up, hopped out of bed fully awake after only 2 hours of sleep, and spread my legs standing, as i had learned to do in my several previous earthquakes. It's more fun to feel an earthquake that way.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/historical.php

An hour ago there were a 5.0 and a 5.7 in the same place as the 7.1 and 8.9 Japan ones.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/

 

[jlprk]

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@TheBrokeKid Early reports say 10,000 already confirmed dead in #Japan

Wow, tsunami warning issued for hawaii

Tsunami watch (not warning) has been issued for Multnomah and Clackamas counties.

tsunami expected to hit hawaii at 3am hawaiian time.

i'm thinking more quakes around the world are coming. its like dominos. New Zealand, Chile and Japan.

saw on the tweeters that Canon Beach had tsunami sirens blasting.

ah fuck. Tsunami *watch* issued for West Coast, CA to AK. Wave expected to reach SF at 8:16 a.m. Santa Barbara 8:24 a.m. La Jolla 8:48 a.m.

holy crap they have to evacuate waikiki. that's nuts. so many people there.

The Oregon coast is officially in the tsunami warning.

I'd hightail it, but I gotta pick up my brother at LAX in the AM. bleh. wonder if this will affect flights....LAX is right next to the Pacific Ocean.

Oregon advises coastal residents to evacuate

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Oregon Emergency Management on Friday advised coastal residents to evacuate before 7 a.m. local time due to the risk of a tsunami. The massive 8.9 magnitude quake in Japan triggered tsunami warnings for most of the Pacific basin, including northern California and Oregon. A spokeswoman for the state's emergency management office said no residents were being forced to leave. She said schools would be closed along the coast and the National Guard was on standby.

Where are our military bases on Japan and were any of them hit by the tsunami? I haven't heard anything yet.

How many total deaths are there from Nuclear power plants?

Did any of this happen? Of course not, newbies.

 

[PapaG]

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holy crap they have to evacuate waikiki. that's nuts. so many people there.

My wife was supposed to be working there this week, but ended up in Denver instead and flew pack to PDX last night. Her division VP, her direct regional manager, and her counterpart were in Waikiki at the Marriott this morning (that's where they stay when they work there). She called them all and everybody is OK, but they all missed flights back to the States this morning.

They were staying high enough in the hotel that they didn't have to be evacuated, apparently.

Crazy.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

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a tsunami did hit hawaii and the west coast. Waves were affected here as were rip currents, it did not go inland though.



http://wokv.com/common/ap/2011/03/11/D9LT6J5O1.html

 

[PapaG]

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6.6 just hit Tokyo.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

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fuck!

its funny Rob Marciano is on CNN.

 

[MIXUM]

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2012.....

starting to take it more seriously???

 

[barfo]

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2012.....

starting to take it more seriously???

Yes, the blazers will win the championship in 2012. Thanks for reminding us.

barfo

 

[jlprk]

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a tsunami did hit hawaii and the west coast. Waves were affected here as were rip currents, it did not go inland though.

http://wokv.com/common/ap/2011/03/11/D9LT6J5O1.html

It says the waves were 7-foot waves. Those happen every day there. Surfers don't get up off their towels for that. I guess you could call it a tsunami, even when it arrives unnoticeably as a regular-sized wave. I'm talking about tsunamis that hurt anyone.

There are about 10,000 times as many tsunami alerts as there are tsunamis that hurt anyone.

When I hear the word tsunami, I think, "Yeah, right." The only real tsunami, travelling thousands of miles, that killed anyone that I've noticed in my lifetime is the one of a couple of years ago, which started in Indonesia, yet killed people in India. That is extremely rare. You might find one or two more that didn't get as much publicity so I forgot them, but the point is, when you hear the word tsunami, be skeptical that it's not just a short-range tidal wave, while respecting the trouble that it's causing, of course.

Think of the force it takes for a wave to go from Japan to Oregon. Oregon authorities issue warnings so they won't be criticized later by panic artists for sleeping through it, which they probably did after issuing the warnings.

 

[barfo]

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It says the waves were 7-foot waves. Those happen every day there. Surfers don't get up off their towels for that. I guess you could call it a tsunami, even when it arrives unnoticeably as a regular-sized wave. I'm talking about tsunamis that hurt anyone.

There are about 10,000 times as many tsunami alerts as there are tsunamis that hurt anyone.

When I hear the word tsunami, I think, "Yeah, right." The only real tsunami, travelling thousands of miles, that killed anyone that I've noticed in my lifetime is the one of a couple of years ago, which started in Indonesia, yet killed people in India. That is extremely rare. You might find one or two more that didn't get as much publicity so I forgot them, but the point is, when you hear the word tsunami, be skeptical that it's not just a short-range tidal wave, while respecting the trouble that it's causing, of course.

Think of the force it takes for a wave to go from Japan to Oregon. Oregon authorities issue warnings so they won't be criticized later by panic artists for sleeping through it, which they probably did after issuing the warnings.

Crescent City 1964, 11 dead from the Alaska quake.

barfo