me jane 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Did you feel that one? It was really long! I think it's still going on... Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Well it's time to go for an early lunch. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 I wish... Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 That felt strong up here, on the TV it said it was 6.8 in Miyagiken I think! Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Stuck here waiting for the building to confirm the safety of the elevators... Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Damn, that sucks!! Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 According to the map it was 6.8 somewhere up that way. I hope the area and people are okay. Yeh, that was long alright - I was on the phone.... pouring down with rain outside at the same time. I felt like I was on a boat in waves, though not as strong as the last one a few weeks back. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Gf reckons it was a 4 here in Yamagata. Thats up one on Niigata last year. I certainly felt it. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolts northern Japan Tsunami warning issued; injuries reported in Sendai BREAKING NEWS Updated: 11:28 p.m. ET Aug. 15, 2005 TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck the northeast coast of Japan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings nearly 200 miles away in Tokyo, the nation’s Meteorological Agency said. Kyodo News Agency said many people were reported injured in the coastal city of Sendai, Kyodo News Agency said. But the national broadcaster NHK, citing city officials, said there was no major damage. A 4-inch tsunami reached the Japanese shore about 15 minutes after the quake struck, NHK said, with no major damage immediately reported. While a tsunami can rise to great heights when it arrives at the shore, such waves are often barely noticeable in the ocean. Story continues below ? advertisement The quake was centered nearly 13 miles beneath the ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture in northeastern Japan, NHK said, citing the nation’s Meteorological Agency. The quake hit around 11:46 a.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey registered the quake with a 7 magnitude. Japan sits at the juncture of four tectonic plates — or moving slabs of the earth’s outer crust — and is one of the world’s most quake-prone regions. Earlier in the day, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. There was no danger of a tsunami in that one. A magnitude-6.0 quake shook the Tokyo area on July 23, injuring more than two dozen people and suspending flights and trains for hours. A magnitude-5 quake can damage homes and other buildings if it is centered in a heavily populated area. A Dec. 26 earthquake with a magnitude estimated at 9.1 to 9.3 and the subsequent tsunami killed more than 131,000 people in Indonesia and left half a million homeless. Three months later, another strong temblor left more than 900 dead on Nias and smaller surrounding islands Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Thanks sunrise Hope everyone in Miyagi is OK. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Its up here now: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_bvae.html USGS says 7.2, subject to revision. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 That's a good site. I haven't seen that one before. Siren, hope you've managed to have lunch by now Any Miyagi people here? How are things? Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Yes, I have. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Bloody hell! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Still feel like I'm shaking here. Not huge damage like Niigata because the epicenter was off the coast, right? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 That made the news over here as well. Hope all are ok. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hum... maybe I am too dull? Didn't notice it at all. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I just got back home to Sendnai and found the house a little messy with pictures and books but nothing major. I was sitting in a restaurant in fukushima when it hit. All the lights went out and the stops lights outside turned off for about 5-10 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 When they said that Japan was entering a period of heavy seismic activity, they weren't joking... Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Kintaro: I was thinking of you today. In Fukishima you probably got less than us. I was stopped at lights, feeling the car go sideways, watching the power poles swaying, wondering what 250kg of falling transformer would do to the car roof. Ocean11. Plate tectonics created Japan, and earthquakes will be the price, until it is crushed between China and North America, when the Pacific closes. Thank god I won't live to see that. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 That was the strongest one I've felt I think, but I was in a fairly old building on the 6th floor at the time. Scary stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Was the strongest one I have ever felt too ... Just sitting in my chair in the office it seemed to go on forever. If that was only a 4 then I would hate to ever feel one stronger!! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 -A 4-inch tsunami reached the Japanese shore about 15 minutes after the quake struck Hope the fish were ok Made the news here in Oz too Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Having seen some hairy footage of Dec 26 tsunami I'd prefer to be safe than sorry...... Link to post Share on other sites
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