Author Topic: Major tsunami damage in N Japan after 8.9 quake (Read 38567 times)

NHSparky · « **on:** March 11, 2011, 02:02:07 AM »

Major tsunami damage in N Japan after 8.9 quake

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By MALCOLM FOSTER, Associated Press Malcolm Foster, Associated Press â€“ 5 mins ago

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TOKYO â€“ A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast.

At least one person was killed and there were reports of several injuries in Tokyo, hundreds of kilometers (miles) away, where buildings shook violently through the main quake and the wave of massive aftershocks that followed.

TV footage showed waves of muddy waters sweeping over farmland near the city of Sendai, carrying buildings, some on fire, inland as cars attempted to drive away.

"This is a rare major quake, and damages could quickly rise by the minute," said Junichi Sawada, an official with Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

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Already reports of aftershocks in excess of 7.4.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40_eqs.php

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40_eqs.php

NHSparky · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:07:47 AM »

Initial shock felt as far away as Beijing.

Currently over 4 million without power in Tokyo area.

Bertram · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:13:30 AM »

8.9! Holy Dick shitting nipples.

MP_Sarge · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:16:10 AM »

I can't help but wonder if that's why the dog was growling earlier.

NHSparky · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:22:02 AM »

Tsunami feet 13-20 feet in Japan, but will still be in excess of 2 meters (7 feet) by the time it hits Hawaii.

Compare that to the 2004 tsunami--wave height of 25-30 feet in the immediate area around the quake, and that quake was 9.0-9.1.

MP_Sarge · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:23:55 AM »

Depends on the outlying area, too, I think.

If the waves hit shallows a certain distance from the shore, that will add some height.
I have no idea how they factor those things.

Scoobie · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:31:39 AM »

Watching this on Fox now.

Catostrophic is the only word that comes to mind. Just Damn.

MP_Sarge · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:38:22 AM »

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2Hr-1l1MM[/youtube]

MP_Sarge · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:40:26 AM »

The Tsunami watch in Hawaii has been upgraded to an evacuation order for people near the coast.

NHSparky · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:48:02 AM »

Current predictions:

Crescent City, CA 7:23 am PST
San Francisco, CA 8:08 am PST

At least 6 feet wave.

Now they're saying 4 million BUILDINGS are without power in Tokyo, not 4 million people. Towns along the eastern shore of Honshu are DESTROYED.

This may well prove to be as bad as 2004, although of course I'm praying now.

Hawaiian low-lying areas ordered to evacuate.

30 UN rescue teams on alert.

compaqxp · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:45:33 AM »

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6xSj6Eggtw[/youtube]

I can't even begin to imagine what they're going through. I'm keeping them in my thoughts. Just a terrible situation

thundley4 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:48:42 AM »

Fox News is reporting that Oregon and Washington State could see damage from this.

MP_Sarge · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2011, 04:06:00 AM »

We won't know what to expect until it gets a bit closer, but yeah.

They're still recording 1-3 meter waves in the open ocean.
Which is... terrifying.

MP_Sarge · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2011, 04:14:53 AM »

Live buoy tracking:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dart.shtml

RobJohnson · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2011, 05:56:06 AM »

Praying for all those touched by this & praying for the safety of those about to be touched.

IassaFTots · « **Reply #15 on:** March 11, 2011, 06:20:35 AM »

Wow. I hope that everyone about to be affected takes heed of the warnings. Just damn.

rich_t · « **Reply #16 on:** March 11, 2011, 07:00:20 AM »

At the risk of being labeled a heartless bastard, I wonder how much this is going to cost the American tax payer in aid to Japan.

LC EFA · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2011, 07:06:13 AM »

Quote from: rich_t on March 11, 2011, 07:00:20 AM

At the risk of being labeled a heartless bastard, I wonder how much this is going to cost the American tax payer in aid to Japan.

shitlots ?

{ E2A -- It's probably still a better ROI on anything spent in Europe, Africa and Hajistan. }

ironhorsedriver · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2011, 07:56:46 AM »

US 7th Fleet has Reagan, Tortuga and Mt. Whitney in route. Other ships to be deployed. I hope Japan will show their gratitude to our Military after this. Of course those sane folks at DU will probably accuse us of invading Japan.

namvet · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2011, 07:57:26 AM »

warnings issued from Alaska to Chile

namvet · « **Reply #20 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:05:15 AM »

vesta111 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:09:01 AM »

Quote from: namvet on March 11, 2011, 07:57:26 AM

warnings issued from Alaska to Chile

Watching KHON channel 2 in Honolulu streaming coverage, so far at 9 am EST time do they have any idea when of if the Islands will be hit.

Mother is more worried about the Japanese reactor and if it can in fact be shut down. What will be the consequences if it leaks radioreactive material into the air.??

miskie · « **Reply #22 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:15:21 AM »

Ive been watching FOX with one eye, while watching streaming video from Japan with the other. Godspeed to the victims and their families.

And although Japan will suffer major loss of life and damage from this - the real heartbreak will be the dozens of sparsely populated islands off its coast. I suspect many of them will be completely washed over, with loss of life and structural damage ranging close to 100%.

Rebel · « **Reply #23 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:28:12 AM »

A lot of my co-workers are at Waikiki for an SKL conference. They said the hotels have moved everyone to higher levels. I think I'd find a mountain to drive to.

namvet · « **Reply #24 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:40:14 AM »

similar to the 2004 Quake that hit Sumatra. that was a 9.1 to 9.3

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