muikabochi 208 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 yikes, very scary quake just now, have the feeling real big somewhere far off. Everyone ok? Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 177 Posted March 11, 2011 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yuzawa got a big long shake too. Not going in the building Link to post Share on other sites
shadowtec 0 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ok for those who like to watch. ABC24 is showing NHK world (which I assume you can find streams of them both) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 we've been issued a 2 metre tsunami warning and asked to evacuate the coast Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Heading to zao and the car was rockin! Is the area ok? Link to post Share on other sites
shadowtec 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 try looking at www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld or the abc24 site (if you are in australia) Link to post Share on other sites
TropicalPow 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hope you are all safe our SJ friends. Link to post Share on other sites
ausi ski bum 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Watching the wall of water coming in live, its frightening, I hope people are safe but I fear the worst Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Can i still head to zao? I cant turn around, lol. Expressway is closed toward home too. At the parking area now, still swaying! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 **** me. That was scary shit. Still got aftershocks and going to take an age to get home. News is going mental here and all electricity and phones lines are out. Never felt anything like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Is the power off in hakuba? On the way there now but worried about my house in Ito. Be safe. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 177 Posted March 12, 2011 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hope people are ok. That was really strong in Yuzawa too and it lasted so long. Very scary stuff. Be safe everyone. I heard (not confirmed) that power is off in Yamagata... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 I've been out driving around the area since it happened watching it on the navi tv thing, can't cope with all that wobbling. Shindo 5 in Minamiuonuma and like in Yuzawa it seemed to go on forever. Damn, I'm weak coping with these things. Hoping for the best with everything now on. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Wonder how bad the news is going to be when information is gathered. Hope all are well. Link to post Share on other sites
shadowtec 0 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: rach Wonder how bad the news is going to be when information is gathered. Hope all are well. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. give it 24 hrs for news to firm up. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Probably longer. The extent of the Niigata one took a few days/weeks at least if I remember. So many people, so many buildings etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 There's some terrible footage coming in of the tsunamis hitting the coast. This will be incredibly devastating with I suspect a huge death toll. People didn't have time to evacuate and up to 10m tsunamis have hit the coast around Sendai moving quite a long way inland. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 we felt it in furano. just been watching it on tv. that was massive. bbc world news is showing it. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Shit that was scary. Wow. Earthquakes are absolute bastards. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I think we'll find a whole lot of towns along the coast will just have been completely washed away with unfortunately much of their populations. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 By far the strongest I've felt there. I was in a meeting cussing the fact that I had to sit there and moaning about all sorts. Those things don't seem quite as important now. It's incredible and awesome (the bad meaning) how nature can in an instant turn many lives around. Link to post Share on other sites
ausi ski bum 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Masive ships washed inland, oil refineries burning, I saw a housing estate in flames as well, its messy for sure, my thoughts to you all, I was in Japan this time last year. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 3 confirmed dead so far. Link to post Share on other sites
smostyn 1 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Really scary footage on telly. I hope you guys are okay over there. It looks like it was heavily populated areas hit by the waves. I hate to think of the lives lost. Be safe over there guys and gals. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 A series of powerful earthquakes have struck north-east Japan on Friday afternoon, triggering warnings of tsunami as high as 10 metres and shaking buildings in Tokyo. The first earthquake struck at 2:46 pm local time and measured magnitude 8.8, according to the US geological survey. Within 30 minutes the same region was rocked by two more big quakes of slightly lower intensity, Japanese news reports said. The first quake, Japan's biggest for seven years, struck at a depth of six miles (9km) about 80 miles of the eastern coast, according to Japan's meteorological agency. The Pacific tsunami warning centre in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Hawaii. All flights in Japan were grounded immediately after the quake while officials checked for runway damage. Strong tremors were felt in Tokyo about 30 minutes after the quake. Newsreaders in the capital wore helmets as they gave updates, while office workers rushed out of buildings on to the street. Link to post Share on other sites
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