I get USGS updates emailed to me whenever there is a significant earthquake anywhere around the world. In the last 2 hours since the initial 8.9, they have had 17 aftershocks recorded between 5.6 to 7.1. Ten of them have been 6.1 or higher.
Crazy.
I was gonna say for an impossible occurrence it sure was bright and shook the hell out of my house,lol. It is has been about 8 degrees celcius here lately and it got really cold tonight.
Some new info on the TV news in Japan. 20 people confirmed dead so far. Many, many more are listed as missing and their condition and numbers unknown. Some large fires raging out of control, one significant one in an oil refinery. Massive whirlpools forming in the ocean very close to the coast of Ibaraki prefecture(where the 7.9 hit). Tsunami warning will probably be in effect overnight here.
In the areas where the 2 big quakes hit there is no power, gas, or heat online and its unknown right now when they will be up again. It is snowing heavily there and is about -1 to -4 degrees celcius tonight. Not so cold compared to a Calgary winter, but cold in a humid climate with no heat or power working, and most of the homes here are not insulated like they are in Canada. And throughout the rest of the region power is on in some areas and off in others. I have to count myself very fortunate as my power is still on, but some areas in my city have no power and its not known when it will be back. I was able to quickly cook (a very humble looking) dinner for my kids, but many are not so fortunate today. However if a big tsunami comes in they'll hit the panic switch and cut off all the power and gas in the city.
I also feel bad for all the people stuck on trains, and around train stations now. They'll probably have to wait out the night, as it's also unknown when the railways will reopen. I couldn't even guess how many, but I know in the Tokyo metropolis alone there are millions who use the trains everyday. Imagine being stuck on the C-train with rush-hour crowds for an unknown amount of hours. I probably missed some stuff as my Japanese language skills are not so great yet and I only understand about half of what is said on the news here.
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Some new info on the TV news in Japan. 20 people confirmed dead so far. Many, many more are listed as missing and their condition and numbers unknown. Some large fires raging out of control, one significant one in an oil refinery. Massive whirlpools forming in the ocean very close to the coast of Ibaraki prefecture(where the 7.9 hit). Tsunami warning will probably be in effect overnight here.
In the areas where the 2 big quakes hit there is no power, gas, or heat online and its unknown right now when they will be up again. It is snowing heavily there and is about -1 to -4 degrees celcius tonight. Not so cold compared to a Calgary winter, but cold in a humid climate with no heat or power working, and most of the homes here are not insulated like they are in Canada. And throughout the rest of the region power is on in some areas and off in others. I have to count myself very fortunate as my power is still on, but some areas in my city have no power and its not known when it will be back. I was able to quickly cook (a very humble looking) dinner for my kids, but many are not so fortunate today. However if a big tsunami comes in they'll hit the panic switch and cut off all the power and gas in the city.
I also feel bad for all the people stuck on trains, and around train stations now. They'll probably have to wait out the night, as it's also unknown when the railways will reopen. I couldn't even guess how many, but I know in the Tokyo metropolis alone there are millions who use the trains everyday. Imagine being stuck on the C-train with rush-hour crowds for an unknown amount of hours. I probably missed some stuff as my Japanese language skills are not so great yet and I only understand about half of what is said on the news here.
Stay safe man,
Dunno if needed but maybe pre-cook a bunch of stuff in case you lose power for a significant time? Fill tubs with water just in case as well maybe?
As for the damage in japan....its not going to be pretty when they total things up. Even though those initial pictures of the waves were hitting relatively scarce populations, it was so widespread it will most certainly bump the death toll to a really unfortunate number. they just had no where to go.
They now have warnings or watches out for 50 different countries. This is an unprecedented event in our lifetime.
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Dunno if needed but maybe pre-cook a bunch of stuff in case you lose power for a significant time? Fill tubs with water just in case as well maybe?
As for the damage in japan....its not going to be pretty when they total things up. Even though those initial pictures of the waves were hitting relatively scarce populations, it was so widespread it will most certainly bump the death toll to a really unfortunate number. they just had no where to go.
They now have warnings or watches out for 50 different countries. This is an unprecedented event in our lifetime.
Thanks for the concern. Thankfully we had put a couple of earthquake emergency packs together last summer, with canned/ready to eat food, first aid, about 20L of water, flashlights, etc. So we'll be ok, hopefully we don't have to use them. It's been about 5 hours since the big quake and still getting a few small tremors coming, and the tsunami warnings are still up on the TV. Lucky to still have power in my building.
More and more home vids are coming on the news here now, and the damage tally is definately getting bigger by the hour. Many more fires and damaged buildings than originally thought.
It follows the 8.9-magnitude earthquake which sent a 4-metre wall of water inland across the Miyagi prefecture . There's considerable destruction - 200 people have been washed away. Buildings, cars and ships were also swept by the raging waters.
I'm in Tokyo, west side (Setagaya-ku) That was by far and away the biggest shake I have felt and I have been here since '92.
The house shook for a long time - went to get the front door open and could hear things falling and crashing down inside the house. My car in it's parking stall looked look it was going to hop/slide into the road it was shaking so much.
The phone and cellular networks are mostly down, the gas is off but we have power.
The train system is stopped and a very large number of people are trying to walk home from central Tokyo. There are huge/massive traffic jams all over the city.
They are setting up shelters near the train stations for all the people that cant get home.
Tokyo is about 400km south of the quake area and it still shook really hard.
The TV coverage here looks like something out of a hollywood disaster movie.
The construction codes in Japan are fairly good so there were a lot less collapsed buildings than you might expect but the Tsunami surge was truly devastating and swept very far in-land.
There have been tremors and aftershocks over the past 5 hours but have been decreasing in intensity and length.
I'm expecting to be woken in the middle of the night by another big tremor.
Tokyo is mostly ok = though a few people have died from falling objects and heart attacks.
For those in Hawaii - it might be wise to move away from the beach/oceanside for the next 6 hours or so.
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Insane day here in Tokyo. Our building evacuated, no way to get home as all trains have stopped. As much as the chaos here in Tokyo is unreal, can't imagine what it's like up north. This is absolutely devastating.
Currently en route to a friends place - Tweeting @feffrey news if you're keen to try and keep up. Aftershock after aftershock will make for a long night...
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I think the BBC just said that Japan is evacuating the area around the nuclear plant. Anyone else hearing about what the situation is? The IAEA apparently stated the fires in the plant are out...
Hope you guys in Tokyo find a place to stay overnight, if you can't get home. Looks like a lot of choas and confusion there still on the news, huge crowds standing around. The phone lines just came back in Kanagawa, so maybe they will soon for you guys too. Good luck, be safe!
