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#1 leia

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 12:56 AM

Just upgraded to 8.9



(heywooded @ 10:35 p.m.)
(heywooded @ 10:55 p.m.)


USGS just upgraded it to 9.0

(heywooded @ 3:07 3/14/2011)

Edited by leia, 14 March 2011 - 05:08 PM.

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#2 Pulgosa

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:00 AM

USGS

Magnitude 7.9 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:28 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:28 PM at epicenter
Location 38.000°N, 142.900°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 179 km (111 miles) E (98°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
205 km (127 miles) ENE (59°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
216 km (134 miles) E (81°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
382 km (237 miles) NE (46°) from TOKYO, Japan
...and enter into this grotesque carnival of human misery.

#3 leia

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:00 AM

Just issued via Civil Defense, TSUNAMI watch for Hawaii from 7.9 Earthquake near east coast of Honshu, Japan.
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:04 AM

Smoke seen rising from port.
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:05 AM

Dang it. I swear it took about 5 minutes for my post to load. My connection has sucked today. Well, I ain't heywooding it. It's late and I'm tired.

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:07 AM

QUOTE (Talon @ Mar 11 2011, 02:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dang it. I swear it took about 5 minutes for my post to load. My connection has sucked today. Well, I ain't heywooding it. It's late and I'm tired.

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x class flare
less than zero

#7 Talon

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:09 AM

QUOTE (hari kari butter knife girl @ Mar 11 2011, 12:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Talon @ Mar 11 2011, 02:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dang it. I swear it took about 5 minutes for my post to load. My connection has sucked today. Well, I ain't heywooding it. It's late and I'm tired.

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x class flare


Yeah. That's what I thought too.

#8 leia

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:10 AM

"Japan meteorological agency says quake was 7.9 magnitude." (KFI Los Angeles)
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:11 AM

Japan quake: Structures on fire now on Live TV... from NHK.
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:11 AM

JAPAN EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM SAYS JAPAN QUAKE WAS MAGNITUDE 8.1

http://wireupdate.com/wires/15766/japan-ea...-magnitude-8-1/

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:12 AM

QUOTE (Talon @ Mar 10 2011, 10:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM SAYS JAPAN QUAKE WAS MAGNITUDE 8.1

http://wireupdate.com/wires/15766/japan-ea...-magnitude-8-1/


Holy shit.


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Just read this "There was an earthquake off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, Japan."
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:12 AM

Japan update: Weather agency warns of tsunami as high as 10 feet hitting northeast - AP

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:13 AM

Holy shit.

That's a big one...


...and enter into this grotesque carnival of human misery.

#14 leia

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:14 AM

QUOTE (hari kari butter knife girl @ Mar 10 2011, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Talon @ Mar 11 2011, 02:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dang it. I swear it took about 5 minutes for my post to load. My connection has sucked today. Well, I ain't heywooding it. It's late and I'm tired.

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x class flare


It's hard to imagine they aren't related somehow.

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#15 Talon

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Posted 11 March 2011 - 01:14 AM

http://seismicwebcam.glg.nau.edu/CgiStart?...&Language=0

Japan 7.9 earthquake is on NAU seismograph in Arizona