Japanese Quake Upgraded To Magnitude 9.1 from initial 8.9

coyote

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:04 PM
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Japanese Quake Upgraded To Magnitude 9.1 from initial 8.9

St. Louis (KSDK) -- A professor of geophysics at St. Louis University Earthquake Center said the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Japan has been revised to 9.1 from the initial magnitude of 8.9.

Dr. Robert Herrmann said so much interest is circulating around the particular earthquake because it was just 200 miles from Tokyo.

It is one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, and certainly the largest in Japan.

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http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/248853/3/Local-expert-Japan-earthquake-a-wake-up-call

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Lucinda

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:07 PM
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1. I had heard they might upgrade.

Thanks for the link!

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CJvR

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:12 PM
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2. 9.1?

That rivals the Indonesian Christmas quake.
It released about 900 times the energy of the Haiti Quake (7.0 IIRC) in that case.

I wonder how many meters it moved Japan.

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malaise

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:53 PM
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8. The answer is right here

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/tsunami-threat-coverage_2011-03-11

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Hosnon

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:14 PM
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3. Logarithmic scales scare me. nt.

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coyote

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:15 PM
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4. This will be the 4th more powerful earthquake

since 1900.
1- Chile - Valdithis will be the 4th more powerful earthquake via - 1960 May 22 - 9.5
2- Sumatra - Andaman - 2004 Decembre 26 - 9.3
3- USA - Alaska - 1964 March 27 - 9.2
4- Alaska - Andreanof - 1957 March 9 - 9.1

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:19 PM
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6. Thanks for that update..was wondering...since 8.9 is 7th ...what would be a 9.1

You answered that!..Thanks, again.

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joe_sixpack

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:19 PM
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5. That figure is staggering

It's hard to comprehend the awesome magnitude of a force such as that. I fear what the final damage of this is going to be, once it is all revealed.

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:50 PM
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7. 9.1

That is staggering.

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