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03-11-2011, 03:33 AM
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Horrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, triggering a four meter tsunami that washed away cars along parts of the coastline. Video from national broadcaster NHK showed dozens of cars, large ferries and some buildings being swept out to sea in the port city of Kamaishi in the province of Iwai. The Japanese Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warming for the entire Pacific coast of Japan following the quake that struck about 125 kilometers off the eastern coast, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Residents in the coastal areas have been urged to immediately evacuate to higher ground. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in the U.S. state of Hawaii said a tsunami warning was also in effect for Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. It said a tsunami watch was issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Hawaii. Wednesday's massive quake was felt in Tokyo, where it shook buildings and caused several fires. The Tokyo metro system says all train and subway traffic in the city has been stopped. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has convened an emergency meeting of the Cabinet to assess the situation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598 http://bit.ly/g77jY8   |
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03-11-2011, 04:39 AM
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Video of tsunami with floating buildings on fire  http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/wor...pan.cnn?hpt=T1 |
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03-11-2011, 05:09 AM
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Can't wait to see more videos that capture the destruction.
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03-11-2011, 07:11 AM
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03-11-2011, 10:54 AM
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A foreshadowing of what's to come in 2012 but on a grander scale, I hope.
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03-11-2011, 11:02 AM
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never in a 100 years we got hit by a 8,8/8,9
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03-11-2011, 11:09 AM
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03-11-2011, 12:03 PM
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We don't really get earthquakes in England, little ones sure but nothing major, no hurricanes and only little twisters...pretty boring is England.
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03-13-2011, 12:30 AM
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03-13-2011, 11:36 PM
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Denver is nice. The worst we get are blizzards, and they're kind of fun.
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