soubriquet 0 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 You need to eat more fruit. And drink more beer.......... Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 My lady said it was a "nest of earthquakes", or something like that. (Might have got lost in translation there!) Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Originally Posted By: scouser My lady said it was a "nest of earthquakes", or something like that. (Might have got lost in translation there!) You are pretty close, its called "cluster of earthquakes" or "earthquake swarm". Common phenomenon for that area, but this doesn’t mean that there is not possibility for a bigger one. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Does it increase/decrease the possibility or have no bearing on anything? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I would say decrease the possibility of having a major event, but doesn’t make it 0. Like Subs and Confucius said , many small earthquakes are better than a big one. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 It does help. The episodic release of strain is good. As I wrote before, many small earthquakes are better than one big one. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 There's one of those earthquake/strange weather 2 hour "specials" on tv from now. Bit late as it is starting in a minute, but... Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Exhausting watching those things what with the dramatic music, eeeeeeeehhhhhh! exclamations at every comment and totally ott laughing at crap celeb 'jokes'. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Whats the story with the new Earthquake Early warning system, I thought that it was pretty damned hard to predict when and where an earthquake is gonna hit Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well doesn't the warning get triggered by the earthquake itself and basically tells people a bit far away before the "waves" catch up? I'm sure some of the more technical guys will know more. (tsondaboy?) Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 That’s exactly how it works griller. Let’s say that the primary waves travel with an average speed of 5 km/sec in the upper crust and the secondary (that usually do most of the damage) with 2.8. Once the primary waves trigger a station very close to the epicenter, let’s say 50 km away from Tokyo, it will take 10 sec for them to hit the city and 18 seconds before the secondary arrive. That’s enough time to cut the gas supply, stop the Shinkansen etc etc. Obviously an earthquake that happens exactly below Tokyo will trigger first the stations in the city and then in the perimeter. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Had a fairly strong quake here in Fukushima last night. I was just about going to sleep as well.... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 There was one in Hokkaido tonight, according to the news Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Just when the thoughts of earthquakes are in the back part of the memory... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I wonder how rahul is doing. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 You know GG, we actually have an Indian professor visiting. I might ask him if he know Rahul. Link to post Share on other sites
spenshal-Mechanic-triplet 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 His warning were always spot on Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 No, if they were on it was pure luck. Anyway here's my next one. THERE WILL BE A STRONG EARTHQUAKE IN EAST JAPAN (SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SHIZUOKA AND HOKKAIDO) OR AT LEAST MAGNITUDE 4.5 BETWEEN TOMORROW AND AUGUST 31ST 2008. PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS PLEASE TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I hope you lot heed his advice - you only have yourselves to blame if you don't. Link to post Share on other sites
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