Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Originally Posted By: panhead_pete More in Tokyo now??? :( no, radiation readings appear to be back to pre-earthquake levels according to the site Rob posted ages ago. UK FCO has revoked its essential travel only advice to Tokyo, and now it only applies to areas North East and in the damaged zone. They have re-evaluated the data and decided that the whole Nuclear Disaster is a level 7, but thats not because of anything thats happened in the last few days, just the data that has been out there previously......I dunno if thats good or bad!! according to the Japan Times, the radiation peaked in Tokyo with a reading of 0.155 microsieverts per hour and in Kanagawa with a reading of 0.113 microsieverts per hour on March 24th and March 23rd respectively. They are now back down to near normal levels Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 And microsivert means what? Was on the 9th floor in my new job, which is built to withstand a direct magnitude 9 earthquake. It wobbled, which means it is safe but still... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 congrats on the new job. NHk telling us to expect lots more strong aftershocks and perhaps a few surprises added into the mix as well. Oh goody! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Originally Posted By: RobBright And microsivert means what? a millionth of a sievert Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Yeah great isn't it, Not! Looking at the pattern of earthquakes I would not be surprised if Shizouka cops a biggish one sometime this week. Just my deduction though. Mar 11 mag 9 hits tohoku mar 12 mag 6? hits northern Nagano Mar 15?? mag 6 hits shizouka April 11 mag 7 hits tohoku April 12 mag 5-6 hits Northern Nagano Striking similar pattern I have no idea of course, just what I have observed. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Surely it doesn' t work like that..... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 General expert opinion seems to be that we can expect earthquake activity to be high for literally years. Increased activiy since March 11th has been seen in the following places: 秋田県沖▽ åŒçœŒå†…陸北部▽ åŒçœŒå†…陸å—部▽ ç¦å³¶çœŒä¼šæ´¥åœ°æ–¹â–½ æ±äº¬æ¹¾â–½ 神奈å·çœŒè¥¿éƒ¨â–½ æ ƒæœ¨ãƒ»ç¾¤é¦¬çœŒå¢ƒâ–½ 長野・富山県境▽ 長野県北部▽ (already gone off) åŒçœŒä¸éƒ¨â–½ é™å²¡çœŒæ±éƒ¨â–½ (already gone off) åŒçœŒä¼Šè±†åœ°æ–¹â–½ å²é˜œçœŒé£›é¨¨åœ°æ–¹â–½ 石å·ãƒ»ç¦äº•çœŒå¢ƒ Other inland faults in east Japan regions may give us fairly strong earthquakes unannounced after being woken up by Mr M9. Sorry it's not good news. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Cheers mate Lets hope that with Nagano/Chuetsu happening already, our turn is done for now. Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'm feeling totally worn down and drained. Stressed out. Thinking things out re: being here. Living with the above feelings just ain't the way to live. Of course nothing compared to lots of people on the coastline of Tohoku, really feel for them with the little energy I have left. Link to post Share on other sites
loaf of bread 0 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Great to see that they have part re-opened Sendai airport. Link to post Share on other sites
loaf of bread 0 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi General expert opinion seems to be that we can expect earthquake activity to be high for literally years. Increased activiy since March 11th has been seen in the following places: 秋田県沖▽ åŒçœŒå†…陸北部▽ åŒçœŒå†…陸å—部▽ ç¦å³¶çœŒä¼šæ´¥åœ°æ–¹â–½ æ±äº¬æ¹¾â–½ 神奈å·çœŒè¥¿éƒ¨â–½ æ ƒæœ¨ãƒ»ç¾¤é¦¬çœŒå¢ƒâ–½ 長野・富山県境▽ 長野県北部▽ (already gone off) åŒçœŒä¸éƒ¨â–½ é™å²¡çœŒæ±éƒ¨â–½ (already gone off) åŒçœŒä¼Šè±†åœ°æ–¹â–½ å²é˜œçœŒé£›é¨¨åœ°æ–¹â–½ 石å·ãƒ»ç¦äº•çœŒå¢ƒ Other inland faults in east Japan regions may give us fairly strong earthquakes unannounced after being woken up by Mr M9. Sorry it's not good news. Yes they were talking about this on the news tonight. Basically they were saying that a strong earthquake anywhere in north/east Japan because of the effect of this main one we have had would not be a big surprise. Sleep well everyone! Link to post Share on other sites
OzOzOz 2 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I spent my last 2 months in Japan around the Fukushima and Iwate area and I recognise a few of the places being talked about in all the reports. So so sad and shocking to see it all. Feeling for the people in that area. Gambatte. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 It will take at least 2-3 months for the Fukushima plant to become 安定　(safe?) and then 10 years for the whole lot to be sorted out. According to NHK news tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Yes I saw that, just listening to the news now actually! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 ooops! Sorry I seemed to have posted same thing twice! Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Foreign visitors to Japan down 50% on March of last year. That includes the "normal" March 1st - 10th. Also just on the news! Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Have you seen this other view of the Minami sanriku tsunami... it's truly terrifying, what on earth must those people have felt watching this. Still looks unreal. Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Looks like some of those people were swept away. At one point you see a group running, then the camera pans away, then comes back and about half the group is missing and the tsunami is at their ankles. Toward the end on the bottom left you can see them trying to help people to higher ground, and right before it cuts out, someone who was helping (in a red shirt) almost gets swept away, but makes it out in time. Good feeling Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 That's so frightening!! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 It is horrifying. One of those things that probably won't lose any impact as well. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 The sight of all those houses moving in the water "as is" without being broken or smashed up made it all the more surreal and unbelievable I think. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Yes the way they were swept away but kept their shape was just crazy. Mind-boggling scenes. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Definitely. I have some friends in Miyagi and their house did that. They watched on from up high similar to what is shown in that video from what I heard. I doubt that they will be forgetting seeing that. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 æ±æ—¥æœ¬å¤§éœ‡ç½ã®æ´¥æ³¢ãŒã€å²©æ‰‹çœŒå®®å¤å¸‚ã®é‡èŒ‚ãŠã‚‚ãˆåŠå³¶ã§ï¼“８・９メートルã®é«˜ã•ã¾ã§é”ã—ã¦ã„ãŸã“ã¨ãŒ Tsunami got up to 38.9m in places! Just, wow. Link to post Share on other sites
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