Japan hit by powerful earthquake

[Meresgi]

Ah yes, just enough radioactivity to scare america from ever building a nuc plant for energy ever again.
Time to build more pin wheels!

THINK OF MOTHER EARRRRRRRTH

[Kaylia]

0210: North-eastern coast on the alert for a 3-metre tsunami - Japan's Jiji news agency.
0212: Tsunami feared to reach north-eastern coast "in minutes" - Kyodo.
0214: Evacuation order issued in the city of Hachinohe in the north-east - Kyodo



Ewww

[Eleven19]

He was on there last night saying the same shit.. I think he was wearing the same stuff too.

Had a yellow bow tie and a brown tweed jacket. I liked his outfit today better.

Really curious about this 2nd tsunami warning now.. I mean, wouldn't there have had to be a new earthquake at sea someplace for a new tsunami? I didn't hear anything about that.

edit, didn't see Kaylia's post or the few above it. Looks like my eyes will be glued to the TV again tonight.

[Edelweiss]

Nuclear and Industrial Saftey Agency (NISA): 11 AM JST: explosion (probably hydrogen) and white smoke @ Fukushima No. 1's 3rd reactor.

^No detailed confirmation.

[Yeyoking]

EMN Earthquake Japan Tokyo Electric Power CONFIRMS white smoke coming from Fukushima No. 1 plant An explosion has been heard in the number 3 reactor

Uh oh!

[Insanecyclone]

That doesn't sound good.

[Kaylia]

Had a yellow bow tie and a brown tweed jacket. I liked his outfit today better.

Really curious about this 2nd tsunami warning now.. I mean, wouldn't there have had to be a new earthquake at sea someplace for a new tsunami? I didn't hear anything about that.

There was.

0112: The new tremor was magnitude 6.2, according to Japanese monitors.
0134: The tremor struck off-shore 140km (87 miles) north-east of Tokyo, shaking tall buildings in the capital but the authorities did not issue a tsunami alert, AFP reports. It had a depth of 18.8km, the US Geological Survey says.

It's not a huge one, but its still enough to cause smaller tsunami.

[Eleven19]

There was.

0112: The new tremor was magnitude 6.2, according to Japanese monitors.
0134: The tremor struck off-shore 140km (87 miles) north-east of Tokyo, shaking tall buildings in the capital but the authorities did not issue a tsunami alert, AFP reports. It had a depth of 18.8km, the US Geological Survey says.

It's not a huge one, but its still enough to cause smaller tsunami.

Oh, I see. Could you post me the link of where you're keeping tabs on that line of info? I've been out of the loop all day.

[Kaylia]

0224: "Hydrogen blast occurs at Fukushima nuke plant's No 3 reactor" - Kyodo.
0221: Urgent: Explosion at Reactor 3 - AFP.
0220: Sea level has dropped five metres off Fukushima, confirming imminent arrival of tsunami - Japanese TV.
0218: Column of smoke escaping from Reactor 3 at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant - Japanese TV.



Maybe this tsunami is going to hit the reactor and cool it off?

[Kaylia]

Oh, I see. Could you post me the link of where you're keeping tabs on that line of info? I've been out of the loop all day.

I'm using the twitter feed on the side
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[Eleven19]

Gotcha, thanks. I need to get with the times.

[Chun Liroy]

And thus Japan sinks into the ocean.

[Shenrien]

I'm actually surprised they haven't given up already, one disaster after another.

[bechyni]

Japan is literally getting pummeled.

[Pikarya]

North Korea is probably shitting themselves laughing right now. All they need to do now is shoot a test nuke over Japan again to add icing on the cake.

[SephYuyX]

Im surprised they just dont nuke them and get the finishing blow.

[Kaylia]

There won't be another tsunami apparently, and the reactor #3 didn't break after the explosion (the whole thing is similar to what happened at the first reactor). Japan should be fine for the next few hours...maybe.

[Trigun]

Watched the 10:00 news they interviewed a woman who's child got swept away, this is just too fucked up man..

Same case but different woman...



Man looking for his wife...





Edit: The live raw video freaks me out. You know it's real but it's like something from the movies...

Spoiler: show

Spoilered I don't wanna lag the page too much.

[Kurokikaze]

I cried... and judging by the translator's voice near the end so did they. :/

[Osede]

I don't know if there is any interview on a women regarding her daughter in fukujima one. Basically her daughter who work in police station as announcer for any quake or tsunami warning. She and her colleagues just keep stay in the station to warn the resident to retreat from they home until the tsunami hit that area. Her colleagues does manage to get to the roof top, but not her...