big giant circles Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Is anybody keeping up with the giant earthquake/tsunami that is going on in Japan right now? This is horrifying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hasn't there been two more that happened a bit earlier? I recall something about there being a 7. something one as well. I am definitely keeping every person in Japan in my thoughts. Yo dale north, stay safe man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 It's up to an 8.9 at this point. Dale posted on FB, said he's ok for now... Hope he stays that way, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hawaii is on a tsunami watch from all this. Talk about intense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjjD Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Live stream: http://www.justin.tv/radiomando1#/w/936931456/58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare4War Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Very ugly stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks guys. I'm at home right now and still my house sways every now and then. When the big one happened, I was in an elementary school classroom and we all got under the desks. It was two separate earthquakes that happened in rapid succession. One in Miyagi prefecture and one in Ibaraki prefecture. Miyagi is far to the north and Ibaraki is near Tokyo in the middle of Japan. So basically well over half of Japan is being affected by the quakes. I live in one of the more quake-heavy areas, Niigata, but we got lucky this time. However, there are tons of places where roofs caved in and... Oh my god. I am watching news footage of a bridge collapsing and all the cars being swept away by a tsunami. This is really horrific. Huge areas are being evacuated for this, the biggest earthquake ever in Japan. Magnitude 8.8! The areas that didn't get shaken like Kyushu area in the south and Okinawan islands are all unbeleivably flooding. UGH. JUST now it says that very soon there may be another big quake starting in Fukushima. I might have to get under a table since I'm in the neighboring prefecture. I'll write again very soon. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrotic Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks guys. I'm at home right now and still my house sways every now and then. When the big one happened, I was in an elementary school classroom and we all got under the desks. It was two separate earthquakes that happened in rapid succession. One in Miyagi prefecture and one in Ibaraki prefecture. Miyagi is far to the north and Ibaraki is near Tokyo in the middle of Japan. So basically well over half of Japan is being affected by the quakes. I live in one of the more quake-heavy areas, Niigata, but we got lucky this time. However, there are tons of places where roofs caved in and... Oh my god. I am watching news footage of a bridge collapsing and all the cars being swept away by a tsunami. This is really horrific. Huge areas are being evacuated for this, the biggest earthquake ever in Japan. Magnitude 8.8! The areas that didn't get shaken like Kyushu area in the south and Okinawan islands are all unbeleivably flooding. UGH. JUST now it says that very soon there may be another big quake starting in Fukushima. I might have to get under a table since I'm in the neighboring prefecture.I'll write again very soon. Thanks. Sounds awful. Glad to hear you're safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Just prepared my house and bags for easy hiding under tables and easy evacuation. I feel pretty ready but the news footage of the flood is unbelievable. It's just sweeping away EVERYTHING in Miyagi. Also there are a lot of large oil compnay fires burning. Hollywood movie level of destruction. Anyway, it seems like Niigata is going to be just fine so there's no need to be worried about me but keep sending your thoughts out to Miyagi and Ibaraki. They have it the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarZander Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Holy shit. I just saw live a car trying to outrun a black wave of mud and buildings, but was flipped over by it. I hope they are alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luhny Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 This is horrible. My best wishes go out to all the people affected by this. I hope you will all come out alright :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hollywood movie level of destruction. Just so people realize you're not kidding: There might also be risk of nuclear plant accidents, which could potentially be really disastrous. Good luck to you Chipp and to everyone who's on site right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Holy shit. I just saw live a car trying to outrun a black wave of mud and buildings, but was flipped over by it. I hope they are alright. It's times like this that I wish the smart car weren't so popular. I wish everyone the best and I hope that there's not too much loss of life from these quakes. May God be with you all~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Xyco Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Some buildings swayed as far south as Osaka. I'm on the fourth floor and the building was creaking. Nothing all too bad beyond that down here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I followed it during the whole day in class. This is very horrible... I hope our OCR comrades from Japan are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Absolutely disastrous. My heart goes out to everyone over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Really scary stuff going on -- I hope that the crisis is as well managed as possible over there to minimize damage/casualties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Nothing I much I can add, but since I know there's a lot of my OCR buddies who live in Japan, I'd personally really appreciate it if you'd just post an "I'm alright" if you're reading this and get a chance. Praying for you guys over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I finally heard back from all of my friends in Japan and it seems they're all okay. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Currently following this. Hope that the casualties from this are minimal, and I hope OCR people currently stuck in the middle of this are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPanther Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Currently following this. Hope that the casualties from this are minimal, and I hope OCR people currently stuck in the middle of this are ok. Yeah same this is terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yeah, I totally forgot about Chipp/Xyco, and I'm sure several other OCR peeps there too. Hope you guys are staying safe and everything gets back to normal soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global-Trance Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Oh. Good luck and stay strong, Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathtank Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Again, reality overcomes fiction...... =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 This is incredibly terrible and sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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