Quake in Japan, Tsunami Warnings in US

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday, triggering tsunamis and sending a massive wave filled with debris that included boats and houses inching toward land.
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They're evacuating parts of Hawaii already, and are predicting damage to the west coast of the US. I know we have a few people on the boards from Hawaii, so hopefully they're alright, and can give us an on-the-ground update when things settle down.
 
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Northern california is on a tsunami warning and may start evacuating some areas. Souther California is on a tsunami advisory (which means that all the beaches are closed). Tsunami is supposed to hit Hawaii at 0255-0300 which is 45 mins after this post.
 
This video is incredible

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Firetender hope things go as smooth as possible for you out there
 
Hockey said:
Firetender hope things go as smooth as possible for you out there
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This. Post here when you're able to, letting us know you're okay.

The same goes for anyone else living in the path of the tsunami.
 
I hate the American news. They just repeat the same thing 500 times.
 
Yeah. From what the news said Hawaii might get hit soon. I just wanna find out what happens to Hawaii then I'm off to bed. Almost 3am here
 
And then 1m and below for the California coast line.
 
Nuclear Emergency issued in Japan. They are unable to cool the reactors apparetly.
 
Is there usually this many quakes all over the world in the same time frame? I understand aftershocks, but there are tons it looks like here in the US all of a sudden and globally
 
Hockey said:
Is there usually this many quakes all over the world in the same time frame? I understand aftershocks, but there are tons it looks like here in the US all of a sudden and globally
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The earth's plates are constantly shifting, so they're frequent, but most go unnoticed by the public... As I understand it.
 
Hockey said:
Is there usually this many quakes all over the world in the same time frame? I understand aftershocks, but there are tons it looks like here in the US all of a sudden and globally
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Yes, the 'list of quakes' is always full.

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Hockey said:
Is there usually this many quakes all over the world in the same time frame? I understand aftershocks, but there are tons it looks like here in the US all of a sudden and globally
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire

That area has constant earthquakes, most of which are either too remote or too small to be felt. If you look at the map on Wikipedia you'll notice that the majority of the earthquakes on the USGS website are along that "ring".
 
Volcano in Indonesia is erupting now

I just heard that this quake was 100X more powerful than the Hati earthquake. But if you look at a lot of the videos and photos, it shows the strength of Japanese building to withstand an earthquake compared to the structures in Haiti. There is a LOT of damage, but if they didn't design their infrastructure to withstand earthquakes, it would be even more worse
 
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