Magnitude 9 earthquake hits Japan

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

You can keep track of all the aftershocks here.

Red ones are in the last hour: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak.../10/145_35.php

If you mouse over the squares it will give magnitudes.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

6.5 in Indonesia, 6.5 in Papua, and a 4.0 near Innisfail QLD.

Nothing major.
4.0 is fairly common, it has just created more than normal attention because of Japan.

http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/

http://www.news.com.au/national/smal...-1226022089941

Also, the USGA has officially upgraded Japan's Earthquake to mag 9.0
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...usc0001xgp.php

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Things just seem to be getting worse with more bad news!

We already know it is recorded that Japan moved approx 2.5 metres from where it was due to the quake.

Well, they have now discovered that the East Coast has also dropped in elevation and much of the coastal towns and coast that were at or just above sea level are now flooding due to being below sea level at high tide!

As an example, one of the towns affected, Ishinomaki, has it's central business district and much of its suburbs permanently under water, and it gets deeper as the tide rises, and it is 6 kilometres inland!!!

[OICURMT]

I don't know if this was posted in another section, but.... one of the most effective websites I've seen on the destruction in Japan.

Hover your mouse over the photos and sweep left and right.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/ja...eforeafter.htm

My "favorite" is "Kashima in Minamisoma"

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by OICURMT

I don't know if this was posted in another section, but.... one of the most effective websites I've seen on the destruction in Japan.

Hover your mouse over the photos and sweep left and right.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/ja...eforeafter.htm

My "favorite" is "Kashima in Minamisoma"

so damn sad!

[OICURMT]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

so damn sad!

I agree...

Terra Firma should not be called Mother Earth, but rather "Earth's a Mother..."

She's absolutely unforgiving...