Japan earthquake/tsunami

[Saltheart]

8.9 quake!!!!!! I never heard of one even close to that. That scale is logarithmic , 8.9 is incredible.

Lots of concerns about what may happen next saturday or around that date with the moon so close and the perfect alignment. I read somewhere that the earths crust could be distorted as much as 1 percent. 1 percent doesn't sound like much but 1 percent of something as large as the earths crust is a big deal. Could be the moons pull as it gets closer that has cause this huge quake.

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

8.9 quake!!!!!! I never heard of one even close to that. That scale is logarithmic , 8.9 is incredible.

10X in shaking for every number but I heard today 32X in energy for every number increase? Never heard it expressed that way.

Mag 1 = 6 oz TNT
Mag 9 = 6 x32x32x32x32x32x32x32x32/(16*2000) = 200 Million TONS TNT

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by HugeDinghy

just heard that all military folks are accounted for

Great news. Relieved to hear this.

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

I heard 4 trains have not been heard from since quake!

Lots of deaths, been hard to follow at the show.