03-11-2011, 01:05 PM | #61 | |
FFR Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Somewhere in Canadaland
Age: 31
Posts: 3,807
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Quote:
__________________
Out Now! Older Releases: Vocaloid: Project Pad Pack 3rd Gpop's Pack of Original Pad Simfiles 東方幻想踊 (Touhou Gensouyou) ~ Illusionary Dance Fantasy & Vocaloid: Project Pad Pack 2nd |
|
03-11-2011, 01:08 PM | #62 |
WASHED UP
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arizona
Age: 32
Posts: 1,549
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
I have about 7 friends in Japan and they are all safe.. I heard there are over 80,000 people missing...
|
03-11-2011, 01:10 PM | #63 |
FFR Player
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Had the radio on when this happened... listening to a good song, jammin, then... it stops. Thirty seconds of static and then everyone's all ohshitohshit and then it cuts to an emergency news service explaining what happened.
Now this morning they're talking about 8-footers hitting the Oregon coast. I live about 60 miles inland so I'll be fine but I got friends in Lincoln City (on the coast) who found out about that and got the **** outta dodge... they just showed up at my place an hour ago... Anyway this is pretty incredible. Incredibly bad, I mean. Also, now apparently they're calling it a 9.0 quake ... http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/sh...sparks-ts.html Also... anyone have any word on Yokota Air Base?
__________________
Twilight Sparkle's Ponyville Group Free Chiptune Streaming Radio! Thanks justin_ator and megamon88 for making my sig 20% cooler. |
03-11-2011, 01:32 PM | #64 |
Snek
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Kansas
Age: 34
Posts: 9,192
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
|
03-11-2011, 01:43 PM | #65 |
Aged Stoner
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Niagara Falls, ON
Posts: 167
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Am I the only one expecting Godzilla to erupt from the crater in the ocean where the earthquake hit? Come on now.
Seriously though, I hope everyone over there ends up safe and sound with their families =\
__________________
=] |
03-11-2011, 01:44 PM | #66 |
Senior Member
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
If this happened in Haiti it would have been a holocaust
I think the runway is covered by a foot or so of sludge the tsunami left behind. e: Actually I'm not sure anymore. I know that this applies to an air force base starting with a 'y', but I'm not sure if it's Yokota anyore since I can't find where I read it.
__________________
Last edited by MrGiggles; 03-11-2011 at 01:47 PM.. |
03-11-2011, 01:46 PM | #67 |
WASHED UP
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arizona
Age: 32
Posts: 1,549
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
idk my mom told me this, since I stayed up till 6:30 am crying about this. 500 would be a very small number imo, maybe it's 8,000. There is 7,200 people listed missing on the Japanese earthquake people finder site.
And think it's still dark in Japan, when the light comes up they will be able to discover more people who have been struck by death, the number is going to rise pretty fast. It's almost 5 am there now. I was just talking to my friend awhile back and an earthquake hit while he was talking to me.. There are alot of famous people in Japan missing as well .. |
03-11-2011, 01:47 PM | #68 | |
Rhythm game specialist.
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Quote:
|
|
03-11-2011, 01:51 PM | #69 | |
Arrow Theory™
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
I'm getting the same statistics from some questionable sources... the death count alone in is in the hundreds.. a count of 80k people missing seems pretty accurate at this point. You have to take into consideration that the country has a population of roughly 127 million people.. that along with the current lack of transportation and communication they're experiencing atm, I wouldn't be surprised if 80k (if not more) people have been reported missing.
__________________
Quote:
|
|
03-11-2011, 01:54 PM | #70 |
Senior Member
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Their building codes are retarded strict (for good reason), and I think every tower is required by law to theoretically withstand at least an 8.0. Of course, since the Richter scale is logarithmic, an 8.9 is nearly 10 times as powerful as an 8.0 and nearly 100 times more powerful than the 7.0 foreshock that rocked the place a few days ago.
__________________
|
03-11-2011, 01:58 PM | #71 |
Senior Member
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
I was wrong, Yokota is fine and is handling redirected traffic from damaged airports.
http://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=63131
__________________
|
03-11-2011, 02:02 PM | #72 |
Batch Manager
Game Manager, Song Release Coordinator
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: USA
Age: 29
Posts: 14,869
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
This makes me glad I wasn't stuck in a situation like this. I went to Tokyo last summer in 2010 and this stands out to me. The people I went with at the time are ok right now (damaged houses but nothing severe) so that's good to hear, and it's also nice to hear that the death toll is lower than expected for that massive an earthquake.
And that jimerax is still alive too, can't forget that on this site |
03-11-2011, 02:10 PM | #73 |
x'); DROP TABLE FFR;--
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 6,332
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
A friend of mine over in Japan just lost family. :< I feel so awful
|
03-11-2011, 02:13 PM | #74 |
WASHED UP
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arizona
Age: 32
Posts: 1,549
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Yeah you have to take into consideration that the people who were struck have no electricity and no ways of communicating. The count of 7,200 is from people who have reported others of being missing.
This is really depressing... Wish I could do something to help. Anyone else hear about the Nuclear stuff going on there? and I also just heard There's an entire city of 75k engulfed in flames... |
03-11-2011, 02:16 PM | #75 | |
Senior Member
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Quote:
__________________
|
|
03-11-2011, 02:16 PM | #76 |
WASHED UP
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arizona
Age: 32
Posts: 1,549
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Incase anyone wants to watch LIVE news in Japan...
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbstv#..._medium=social English Translation http://yokosonews.com/live Another live: http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/l...stream=stream1 Person Finder: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=ja Pretty sure a earthquake hit at :29 time (edit like right now as I edit) 6.6 mag i think Another at :35 and one at :39 Last edited by colt.45; 03-11-2011 at 02:40 PM.. |
03-11-2011, 02:24 PM | #77 |
Provy
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
What sucks is that aftershocks from this are inevitable, especially with an 8.9.
Hopefully this doesn't get any worse than it is now.
__________________
|
03-11-2011, 02:46 PM | #78 | |
Forum User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Houston
Age: 19
Posts: 2,964
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Quote:
|
|
03-11-2011, 03:27 PM | #79 | |
Snek
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Kansas
Age: 34
Posts: 9,192
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Quote:
|
|
03-11-2011, 04:18 PM | #80 |
FFR Player
|
Re: Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan
Apparently there's been even more aftershocks? o_O
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|