8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan....

Cliffy6745
Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
edited March 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
Video is insane. Wish the best.
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    The tsunami video is off the charts jaw dropping.

    My mouth has been on the floor for 15 minutes.

    Also hoping the best for all impacted.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    Link to the video?

    I hope everyone is ok...
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    FrankieG wrote:
    Link to the video?

    I hope everyone is ok...

    Turn on your TV .. it's live!
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    hey can someone please link the video?
    i just found out about this, got a text from someone else here.
    my dad's home prefecture is under severe tsunami watch.
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    just turned to CNN
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Quake details ...

    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... p/#details

    The aftershocks are in in the magnitude 6.5 - 7.5 range
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    jimed14 wrote:
    The tsunami video is off the charts jaw dropping.

    My mouth has been on the floor for 15 minutes.

    Also hoping the best for all impacted.

    Unreal, the land isn't even slowing the water down, at least it looks like a rural area. My girlfriend was in Chile for the earthquake last year so I feel for these guys even more than normal.
  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    watching CNN now...

    wow
    2003: 7/14 NJ ... 2006: 6/1 NJ, 6/3 NJ ... 2007: 8/5 IL ... 2008: 6/24 NY, 6/25 NY, 8/7 EV NJ ... 2009: 10/27 PA, 10/28 PA, 10/30 PA, 10/31 PA
    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
    2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA
    2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    gambatte nippon
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    haffajappa wrote:
    hey can someone please link the video?
    i just found out about this, got a text from someone else here.
    my dad's home prefecture is under severe tsunami watch.

    Hope all is well, thoughts go out to your family.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    The fishing boats, decent sized boats, getting swept across the land by barns and shit is what boggles my mind.
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The fishing boats, decent sized boats, getting swept across the land by barns and shit is what boggles my mind.

    Boats, cars ... HOUSES ... just an enormous, fast moving wave of debris, it's unreal.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The fishing boats, decent sized boats, getting swept across the land by barns and shit is what boggles my mind.
    At first I didn't think much of it, they are so used to quakes.
    But now i'm watching this and it looks like they're caught off guard...

    And its an entirely different feeling when you feel connected to the country.
    I've phoned my dad he's rushing home to get to some information - he doesn't have cable at the house he is staying at
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    jimed14 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The fishing boats, decent sized boats, getting swept across the land by barns and shit is what boggles my mind.

    Boats, cars ... HOUSES ... just an enormous, fast moving wave of debris, it's unreal.

    Yeah, just looks like a pile of debris moving across the land, which i guess is basically what it is.

    Seems like major earthquakes have picked up recently, no? Haiti, Chilie, New Zealand (multiple times), this...
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    edited March 2011
    haffajappa wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The fishing boats, decent sized boats, getting swept across the land by barns and shit is what boggles my mind.
    At first I didn't think much of it, they are so used to quakes.
    But now i'm watching this and it looks like they're caught off guard...

    And its an entirely different feeling when you feel connected to the country.
    I've phoned my dad he's rushing home to get to some information - he doesn't have cable at the house he is staying at

    Yeah, it looks like the tusnamis are what really are the worst, at least Toyko didn't get the worst of the quake.

    I hear you, my girlfriend was in Santiago for the earthquake a year ago and it was one of the scariest 24 hours of my life, I got a voicemail from her freaking out minutes after then I couldn't get ahold of her for a couple hours, not fun. My thoughts are with your family.

    Edit: Does your dad live in Japan?
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Seems like major earthquakes have picked up recently, no? Haiti, Chilie, New Zealand (multiple times), this...

    Yeah ... check my location, yo
    >

    Think this freaks out the east coast boy just a little?
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    jimed14 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Seems like major earthquakes have picked up recently, no? Haiti, Chilie, New Zealand (multiple times), this...

    Yeah ... check my location, yo
    >

    Think this freaks out the east coast boy just a little?

    haha, was going to ask you that but I didn't want to freak you out. Didn't think it was the best timing. I was out there for 4 nights recently and was a little nervous, not going to lie. I am begging my girl to move out there, just dont know if I can take 4 pm Yankees games, awesome city though.
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    jimed14 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Seems like major earthquakes have picked up recently, no? Haiti, Chilie, New Zealand (multiple times), this...

    Yeah ... check my location, yo
    >

    Think this freaks out the east coast boy just a little?

    haha, was going to ask you that but I didn't want to freak you out. Didn't think it was the best timing. I was out there for 4 nights recently and was a little nervous, not going to lie. I am begging my girl to move out there, just dont know if I can take 4 pm Yankees games, awesome city though.

    It's amazing out here ... but, as an east coaster, it's taken a while to get used to the quakes. I've felt about 8-10 or so since I've been out here ... I think I'm cool up to M5.5 or so before I start feeling uneasy.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    haffajappa wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The fishing boats, decent sized boats, getting swept across the land by barns and shit is what boggles my mind.
    At first I didn't think much of it, they are so used to quakes.
    But now i'm watching this and it looks like they're caught off guard...

    And its an entirely different feeling when you feel connected to the country.
    I've phoned my dad he's rushing home to get to some information - he doesn't have cable at the house he is staying at

    Yeah, it looks like the tusnamis are what really are the worst, at least Toyko didn't get the worst of the quake.

    I hear you, my girlfriend was in Santiago for the earthquake a year ago and it was one of the scariest 24 hours of my life, I got a voicemail from her freaking out minutes after then I couldn't get ahold of her for a couple hours, not fun. My thoughts are with your family.

    Edit: Does your dad live in Japan?
    No, he lives over here... on the OTHER side of the pacific which is also susceptible.
    We were planning a trip to go back though, and I am planning to study there... :?

    I got a hold of him he didn't know about it since he hadn't been around a TV, I texted him and he phoned back right away, now he's driving back to the house he's staying in on Vancouver Island (he's working over there) I imagine he will be trying to get a hold of my aunts and cousins, we have family in Tokyo and in Iwate Prefecture.

    People tweeting in to the news about deaths.. ugh :cry:
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam