Earthquake!

[Rezz]

I just realized, theres never been any mention of earthquakes in the Japan forum...

Well, the Kansai area and most of western Japan got hit by 2, yes 2 earthquakes tonight:

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My area and dare I say Troys area too got hit by a level 3 or 4, while Mie (where I used to live) got hit by a level 5 intensity on the Japanese Omori scale.

What made tonight interesting was that we had 2 quakes, both within 2 hours of each other, both the same intensity, and both lasting at least 15 - 20 seconds (in Hyogo). Usaually a larger one is folowed up by aftershocks of a lower intensity... but then again I'm no goelogist so this might not be so uncommon, I don't know.

Tidal wave warnings are in effect from Tokyo right across to Shikoku, with the main focus on the Mie prefecture area (where the epicenter was, some way off the coast).

Anyways, thats enough action for one night, I'm off to bed.

[akeenan]

I was in saitama tonite and felt a very small quake around 6:30pm

They have been happening on and off a fair bit recently in tokyo..

last week i was on the 7th floor at my school and one hit.

Maybe someone should post up some info regarding the great kansai prediction... similar but more power than the Kobe earthquake... that is expected to hit sometime soon. and destroy 6 million out of the 6.6million structures in the area.

[B-Man]

Jeez - I was in Bali at the beginning of the year when they had a 'decent' quake - Scared the living shit out of me -

[SKY031]

Wow freaky!

I've only ever felt mild tremors.... which have subsided before you even realise what happened.

A quake would be scary!

[51LBA]

It looks like a fairly large one and widely spread .

I guess u can say earthquake is part of living in Japan as we all know the big one occurs every 50-100 years cycle.

I think I am gonna ring my family up, live in Mie-pref 2night.

[yukz2daizzo]

felt it too, mostly us living on the 9th floor. scared the living stuff out of my wife for it being her first earth quake that she felt here in japan. he hehe.

[N/A®]

Maybe someone should post up some info regarding the great kansai prediction... similar but more power than the Kobe earthquake... that is expected to hit sometime soon. and destroy 6 million out of the 6.6million structures in the area.

Whats this about? Do tell

[Rezz]

Just got woken up by another one... this is getting a little freaky now, as there is a typhoon coming our way later on this afternoon too, and as you can see the epicenter is in almost the exact same place...

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This time the highest magnitude was 4 in Mie (again), and we acyually felt a level 3. It only lasted for 5 - 10 seconds, but still, in my time in Japan this is the first time I felt 3 quakes within days of each other... something must be brewing underground?

[51LBA]

That must be aftershock like it was predicted. Man, Weird we dont have too much earthquake in toukai area, this is the biggest one as far as i remember.

Lots of typhoons this year particularly. What's next?

[Rezz]

Whats next...? Mmmm, all we need now is a major volcanic eruption!

[Parag0n]

I'd imagine Japan would be subject to quite a few earthquakes a year, They'd ave to have a very strit building code to keep them on the ground when the quake hits

[DaiOni]

what's next? perhaps the coldest winter in 50 years...

[Sciby]

Damnit... Japan will be destroyed before I get over there.

[Rezz]

Damnit... Japan will be destroyed before I get over there.

Hehehe, you know, sometimes I think Japanese people want Japan to be destroyed, just so they can start over again...:headspin:

[sewid]

Whats the news/forecast on the typhoon? Cant get any info off the Weather Channel, they just keep repeating "Everything is fine in Australia, lets check out the highs around new south wales today".

[DaiOni]

it's supposed to hit my area between 11pm-3am tonight - with winds well in excess of the last one (!)

[Sciby]

Got a kite?