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cali

(114,904 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 02:03 PM Oct 2013

Shit: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits off Fukushima. Tsunami warning issued

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Saturday morning off Japan's east coast, near the crippled Fukushima nuclear site, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan's emergency agencies declared a tsunami warning for the area.

The quake hit at 3:10 a.m. Saturday Tokyo time (1310 GMT), the USGS said.

The tremor was felt in Tokyo, some 300 miles (480 kilometers) away.

Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the tsunami warning for the area of Honshu. But the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not post warnings for the rest of the Pacific.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/25/japan-earthquake-fukushima-prefecture_n_4164181.html

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Shit: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits off Fukushima. Tsunami warning issued (Original Post) cali Oct 2013 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #1

Damn! In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #2

Oh fuck.... cui bono Oct 2013 #3

Don't worry. I have every faith in Tepco's ability to handle any problems. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2013 #4

Wow, I only read the title of your post... CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #5

Yeah...it's been a comedy of errors. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2013 #11

Yow...here's to hoping the warning is turns out to be unecessary HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #6

Don't worry the place was built to withstand and 8 Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #10

LOL. HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #12

I think the tsunami warning has been lifted, and quake downgraded to 7.1 Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #7

Wow, I haven't heard a word on the news about arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #8

The Lesson from Fukushima: bvar22 Oct 2013 #9

Uncle Joe

(58,364 posts)

1. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 02:04 PM

Oct 2013

Thanks for the thread, cali.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. Damn!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 02:11 PM

Oct 2013

cui bono

(19,926 posts)

3. Oh fuck....

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 03:40 PM

Oct 2013

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

4. Don't worry. I have every faith in Tepco's ability to handle any problems.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 03:43 PM

Oct 2013

Said no one ever...

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)

5. Wow, I only read the title of your post...

Reply to Lizzie Poppet (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:14 PM

Oct 2013

...and I was thinking that you were the most optimistic person on the planet!

I see what you did with that sarcasm.

This is truly frightening, because NOW we know how incompetent they are. We're talking Three-Stooges incompetent. And if some devastating environmental crisis results from this, we know that they will cover it up and lie.

It's so disheartening.

...And I still can't believe that another tsunami is on its way to this area AGAIN. WTF?

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

11. Yeah...it's been a comedy of errors.

Reply to CoffeeCat (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:36 PM

Oct 2013

Except it's a comedy that's not even a little bit funny, given what's at stake.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

6. Yow...here's to hoping the warning is turns out to be unecessary

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:18 PM

Oct 2013

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

10. Don't worry the place was built to withstand and 8

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:35 PM

Oct 2013

before they were destroyed by a 10.

the exposed fuel rods on reactor 2 and 3
will not be affected by any news that will be released.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

12. LOL.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:59 PM

Oct 2013

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

7. I think the tsunami warning has been lifted, and quake downgraded to 7.1

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:25 PM

Oct 2013

Looking for sources now but heard it on NPR about half an hour ago.

arthritisR_US

(7,288 posts)

8. Wow, I haven't heard a word on the news about

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:25 PM

Oct 2013

this. Those poor people

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

9. The Lesson from Fukushima:

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:29 PM

Oct 2013

[font size=4]As long as we use Nuclear Plants,
Fukushima and worse WILL happen again,
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and again,
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and Again.[/font]

Man has never produced a Fail Safe machine.

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