Magnitude 6.6 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

itsrobert

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:35 AM
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Magnitude 6.6 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 02:38 AM by itsrobert

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00028pe.php

272 km (169 miles) E (85°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
292 km (182 miles) ESE (111°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
312 km (194 miles) E (99°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
415 km (258 miles) ENE (64°) from TOKYO, Japan

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Maru Kitteh

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:35 AM
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1. :-(

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Divine Discontent

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:41 AM
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2. I wonder, with the 200+ earthquakes in that region in 1 wk, when that area will ever calm down

considering how bad it was shaken with that 9.0...

hopefully, there won't be much damage from the 6.0+ quakes that hit off the coast.

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Paradoxical

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:42 AM
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3. Aftershocks can last weeks, months and even years.

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Divine Discontent

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:44 AM
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5. 'years', yeah, that's what I'm hoping doesn't happen. what a mess this caused them, and worst of

all, probably thousands more have perished than what's counted. :( Hoping & praying for the region that it calms down soon.

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Maru Kitteh

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:43 AM
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4. The PTSD in that poor country is going to be epic. :-(

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Divine Discontent

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:46 AM
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6. I honestly cannot imagine it. I was scared by a 1.8 quake in CA... to think of feeling probably a

Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 02:48 AM by Divine Discontent

few dozen really noticeable strong quakes? I'd be crying like that poor young lady in that photo I saw where she's sitting and everything is destroyed around her. Such power this Earth can unleash. The epicenter for the 1.8 was literally right below where I was in CA, and it wasn't very deep, so it jarred the room I was in once real strongly and that was it, but I was like what in the heck was THAT. Many of those who survived those major quakes will be dealing with that for life as each quake happens.

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Paradoxical

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:51 AM
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7. I felt that quake that hit Baja California on Easter 2010.

I live in Phoenix and was lying in bed on the second floor. All of a sudden my bed started vibrating. Then the floor started rocking up and down. I thought the garage was caving in and I was going with it. And that was like 500 miles from the epicenter with a much weaker quake than one hit Japan.

I can only imagine what it must have felt like.

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Divine Discontent

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:57 AM
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8. startling feeling. yeah, as I've read from some of those who survived, they thought they would die.

my heartfelt support & prayers for their country. I am so thankful I only have to deal with an occasional hurricane here in FL.

This chart shows how many noteworthy earthquakes have hit in the world - you can see how that region from AUS to JPN is dealing with so much....

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Paradoxical

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Tue Mar-22-11 02:59 AM
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9. 90% of all earthquakes occur along that narrow fault line near Japan.

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Divine Discontent

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Tue Mar-22-11 03:00 AM
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10. amazing. n/t

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Lasher

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Tue Mar-22-11 04:13 AM
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14. Too amazing to be true..

Most of the world's earthquakes (90%, and 81% of the largest) take place in the 40,000-km-long, horseshoe-shaped zone called the circum-Pacific seismic belt, known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, which for the most part bounds the Pacific Plate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

The Pacific Ring of Fire is not confined to "...that narrow fault line near Japan."

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Art_from_Ark

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Tue Mar-22-11 03:24 AM
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11. I felt that sucker

Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 03:25 AM by Art_from_Ark

Sounds like it was about 220 miles away. There was a very gentle undulating motion here, lasting about 25-30 seconds. I was afraid it was going to start shaking harder, but fortunately it petered out.
That makes at least the 10th aftershock today (I lost count after 10).

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Art_from_Ark

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Tue Mar-22-11 03:35 AM
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12. A few minutes later, yet another freakin' aftershock

Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 03:44 AM by Art_from_Ark

I'm getting really sick of those things :puke:

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mahina

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Tue Mar-22-11 03:49 AM
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13. stay safe Art

Thank you for the update! You are far from Ark...

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Art_from_Ark

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Tue Mar-22-11 04:27 AM
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15. I'm trying to stay safe

:hide:

There was yet another aftershock at 18:21 Japan Standard Time. Damn. These things are getting ridiculous!
You could make a drinking game out of this-- take a swig every time an aftershock occurs. Around here, it wouldn't take long to get blitzed. :rofl:

And yes, I'm far from Ark, so far away...

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kickysnana

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Tue Mar-22-11 10:57 AM
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18. Sounds just like being in labor but no baby. Take care. n/t

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Art_from_Ark

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Tue Mar-22-11 04:32 AM
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16. Apparently that latest aftershock

Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 04:32 AM by Art_from_Ark

(officially occurring at 18:19 JST) originated off the coast of *gack* Fukushima and is rated as a 6.3. Japanese seismic intensity of 3 for this area, but I swear it was really a 4.

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Raschel

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Tue Mar-22-11 07:41 AM
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17. Art, you are one brave person. I would be rolled up in a ball in the corner.

And here you are making jokes!

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Art_from_Ark

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Tue Mar-22-11 05:43 PM
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20. The way things are going, you'll be able to roll me down the street

Four strong aftershocks within just the last 15 minutes-- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! And here I thought I was doing well just being woken up once by an aftershock last night.

If there's a Guinness Book of DU Records, you can put me down for "most aftershocks experienced by a DUer" :scared:

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Raschel

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Tue Mar-22-11 07:47 PM
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21. Well I hate that you would qualify for that record, and I wish I could roll you to safety.

:hug:

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Art_from_Ark

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Tue Mar-22-11 11:48 PM
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22. Thanks for your kind thoughts

Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 11:48 PM by Art_from_Ark

:hug:
At least it seems to have calmed down since this morning
It's now nearly 2:00 in the afternoon, and things seem almost normal.
Of course, the specter of Fukushima Daiichi still lurks 100 miles to the north of here.

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Art_from_Ark

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Wed Mar-23-11 07:05 PM
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24. I was just watching a program about "earthquake sickness"

which has similar symptoms as seasickness, and just as the program was ending that was yet another freakin' earthquake! The epicenter was here in southern Ibaraki. Japanese seismic intensity of 5-lower here, which means there may have been some damage in places.

http://emergency.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/index.html?c=3

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DeSwiss

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Tue Mar-22-11 11:09 AM
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19. They've had two....

...earthquakes today of at least 6.6 and one of 6.4! And I see that the Atlantic Ridge is starting to warm up too. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php">USGS-LINK

- And these are just today!

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Rex

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Wed Mar-23-11 12:14 AM
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23. Wow. Are these still aftershocks from that big one?

Amazing...that is a huge earthquake.

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spanone

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Wed Mar-23-11 07:06 PM
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25. those poor people. imagine.

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