Author Topic: earthquake in Japan (Read 17675 times)

TheFreshSC · « **on:** March 10, 2011, 11:46:37 PM »

8.9 magnitude earthquake hit tokyo, tsunamis apparently on the way
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html

any pals over there?
this is looking very bad

Edward Sebastian · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2011, 11:57:01 PM »

tsunamis are kicking the shit outta japan right now.

first new zealand kicked off, japan is getting fucked up, california's next

Jupiter · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:01:15 AM »

able · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:16:00 AM »

that is horrible!

here's a live feed
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

alienlurkshop · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:22:12 AM »

ETA of the first tsunami wave in Hawaii: 2:59am local time

Albatross · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:25:34 AM »

Quote from: Edward Sebastian on March 10, 2011, 11:57:01 PM

tsunamis are kicking the shit outta japan right now.

first new zealand kicked off, japan is getting fucked up, california's next

yes we are fucked here in vancouver as well

Fongstarr. · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:28:52 AM »

This sucks. My cousin is out there and my bro is in Hawaii. These fucking major natural disasters suck.

The Drew · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:36:41 AM »

It was big in miyagi... I live pretty far away from there but it shook alot here

Hope all the jp slap pals are ok

Goblinshark · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:40:01 AM »

i have a couple friends with family in japan and one was talking to her sister when the quake hit. Needless to say no one has been able to get ahold of people there and they are very stressed

Goblinshark · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:41:55 AM »

http://zh-tw.justin.tv/hdvideo#/w/952123376/7

FUCK

Nick Bruno · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:45:45 AM »

The Drew · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:47:38 AM »

Phones should be working again now...well my mobile is... Tokyo should be ok, just lots of panicking people... But poor miyagi Ken got fucked up... Ten meter tsunamis and fires.... Plus the massive earthquake...

Goblinshark · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:57:25 AM »

friend : tsunami warning for sf

me: yea i know

friend: lets skate it

This footage is just so fucking unreal

Albatross · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2011, 01:07:17 AM »

tip of tokyo tower is bent

Hola · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2011, 01:07:25 AM »

im here now. ? it was a fucking crazy day. ? all the trains and subways are down in tokyo and nobody can get home. ? some people live 2 hours away from work by train and they are stuck. i was just about to leave my house to get on the train. ? its gonna rain like crazy, i can see the clouds moving in. ? and the tsunamis are attacking all the coastal areas. ? yokohama got it pretty bad. phones dont work, the west part of tokyo suburbs have no water or gas or electricity. ? for me, i was in my house getting ready to go to work and first it was just a small quake, that happens at least once a week and i thought nothing of it. ? within 10 seconds i was on the ground and couldnt get up to my feet. ? eventually i got outside, shoes in hand and saw the whole neighborhood doing the same thing. ? there really is no safe place. ? telephone poles and wires are everywhere. ? my apartment moved like it was paper. aftershocks are still happening. ? now the news is saying a bigger quake is coming. ?
.....

fulfillthedream · « **Reply #15 on:** March 11, 2011, 01:50:26 AM »

Quote from: Hola on March 11, 2011, 01:07:25 AM

im here now. ? it was a fucking crazy day. ? all the trains and subways are down in tokyo and nobody can get home. ? some people live 2 hours away from work by train and they are stuck. i was just about to leave my house to get on the train. ? its gonna rain like crazy, i can see the clouds moving in. ? and the tsunamis are attacking all the coastal areas. ? yokohama got it pretty bad. phones dont work, the west part of tokyo suburbs have no water or gas or electricity. ? for me, i was in my house getting ready to go to work and first it was just a small quake, that happens at least once a week and i thought nothing of it. ? within 10 seconds i was on the ground and couldnt get up to my feet. ? eventually i got outside, shoes in hand and saw the whole neighborhood doing the same thing. ? there really is no safe place. ? telephone poles and wires are everywhere. ? my apartment moved like it was paper. aftershocks are still happening. ? now the news is saying a bigger quake is coming. ?
.....

damn, i hope your doing better.. my friend in japan right now is stuck at work on the 34th floor. what city are you in?

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #16 on:** March 11, 2011, 01:53:06 AM »

shit?s crazy, all the best for you guys down there.

Albatross · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:00:48 AM »

aaand the cooling system has failed in an onagawa nuclear power plant, causing it to light on fire

eight oh eight · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:17:33 AM »

getting ready for the tsunami here in hawaii. got back from stocking up on water and other essentials. now trying get in contact with friends and family in japan but networks seem to be overloaded. the footage from miyage is crazy. all pals in japan, be safe.

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:23:34 AM »

holy crap, that goddamn wave is transporting fire.

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/03/11/sot.tsunami.hit.japan.cnn

also, look at the cars trying to get away. its like in a movie.

The Drew · « **Reply #20 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:28:18 AM »

Quote from: Hola on March 11, 2011, 01:07:25 AM

im here now. ? it was a fucking crazy day. ? all the trains and subways are down in tokyo and nobody can get home. ? some people live 2 hours away from work by train and they are stuck. i was just about to leave my house to get on the train. ? its gonna rain like crazy, i can see the clouds moving in. ? and the tsunamis are attacking all the coastal areas. ? yokohama got it pretty bad. phones dont work, the west part of tokyo suburbs have no water or gas or electricity. ? for me, i was in my house getting ready to go to work and first it was just a small quake, that happens at least once a week and i thought nothing of it. ? within 10 seconds i was on the ground and couldnt get up to my feet. ? eventually i got outside, shoes in hand and saw the whole neighborhood doing the same thing. ? there really is no safe place. ? telephone poles and wires are everywhere. ? my apartment moved like it was paper. aftershocks are still happening. ? now the news is saying a bigger quake is coming. ?
.....

Hope you're ok holla... I heard Tokyo wasn't so fucked I guess I heard wrong... Going to read some more news reports now... Hope fully tokaido trains start running soon so I can go home

The Drew · « **Reply #21 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:47:33 AM »

http://blog.shizuokaonline.com/saigai/

If you can read jaPanese here are some news blogs... Shit is crazy

Hola · « **Reply #22 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:52:27 AM »

Quote from: fulfillthedream on March 11, 2011, 01:50:26 AM

Quote from: Hola on March 11, 2011, 01:07:25 AM
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im here now. ?? it was a fucking crazy day. ?? all the trains and subways are down in tokyo and nobody can get home. ?? some people live 2 hours away from work by train and they are stuck. i was just about to leave my house to get on the train. ?? its gonna rain like crazy, i can see the clouds moving in. ?? and the tsunamis are attacking all the coastal areas. ?? yokohama got it pretty bad. phones dont work, the west part of tokyo suburbs have no water or gas or electricity. ?? for me, i was in my house getting ready to go to work and first it was just a small quake, that happens at least once a week and i thought nothing of it. ?? within 10 seconds i was on the ground and couldnt get up to my feet. ?? eventually i got outside, shoes in hand and saw the whole neighborhood doing the same thing. ?? there really is no safe place. ?? telephone poles and wires are everywhere. ?? my apartment moved like it was paper. aftershocks are still happening. ?? now the news is saying a bigger quake is coming. ??
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damn, i hope your doing better.. my friend in japan right now is stuck at work on the 34th floor. what city are you in?

im in tokyo. ? ? tokyo bay areas and downtown tokyo got it pretty bad. ? shibuya <the most crowded place ever> is fucked too. ? i was in the east part of tokyo near chiba, we got it nowhere near as bad as sendai and north japan. ? it was such a normal day. ? now that i turned on the tv, everything is so much worse than i thought. ? im pretty relaxed now, but there are some people that havent contacted anybody i know since it happened so im still a little worried. ? thank god for facebook, no phones were working at all, tsunamis gonna hit hawaii and philippinnes next

drew, where are you now??

The Drew · « **Reply #23 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:13:36 AM »

im in shuizuoka ken now... we only got a shindo 4... so nowhere near as bad as tokyo or miyagi or touhoku... but im stuck at work in fuji because the trains are not running until tomorrow... the more i read about the earthquake... the crazier its getting... hope your ok holla... so glad it wasn't the tokaido earthquake... if it was that i wouldn't be writting this email now....

some phones should be working again if any pals are trying to contact friends and family... if you can't call try sending emails or txt messages...

Hola · « **Reply #24 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:27:14 AM »

good that youre safe, sucks that youre stranded. soooo many people are stranded. even people at my station, they cant go home.

yeah, theres just a few more that havent contacted anybody yet but im sure they are ok.

sooo are we in the clear now? i think the tsunamis are staying away from kanto. and i hear there was gonna be another big one, but i think thats over with now.

The Drew · « **Reply #25 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:36:52 AM »

ive been looking at the jma website since it happened... the aftershocks have steadily decreased... but there was another quake off ibaraki 5minutes ago...

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/

if you scroll back through the list to about 14:48 and then click through it till now you can get a picture of how big the quake was and how spread out it was...

yeah everyone is stranded it sucks... i guess the only good thing is that hotels and bars are going to make a killing tonight... i wish my work had a tv and my phone's battery didn't die

Hola · « **Reply #26 on:** March 11, 2011, 04:00:30 AM »

you can get one of those chargers with AA batteries at the conbini for your phone

Donkey Lips · « **Reply #27 on:** March 11, 2011, 04:08:01 AM »

The footage of the mudflow on fire is amazing. I've never seen anything like that. The situation is awful.

ScreamingHand · « **Reply #28 on:** March 11, 2011, 05:05:28 AM »

im the last person to believe that the world is coming to an end but in the last 5 years, mother nature is doing a good job at eliminating a percentage of the earths population

Natty Bumpo · « **Reply #29 on:** March 11, 2011, 05:27:52 AM »

Quote from: Albatross on March 11, 2011, 01:07:17 AM

tip of tokyo tower is bent

That's what she said.

Author Topic: earthquake in Japan (Read 17675 times)

TheFreshSC