Earthquake in Japan....9.0...ouch!

Prime · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:14

oddjob62 said:
People usually have one of those masks handy as you are expected to wear it if you have a cold, to avoid spreading germs.

As above, people are actually considerate and mindful of spreading their germs to other people. Unlike here where bloke sitting next to you coughs/sneezes with phlegm hitting everywhere. :rolleyes:

clv101 · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:15

boxman2000 said:
If that nuclear reactor isn't sorted soon I think the Tsunami will be the least of their concerns.

Remember, this is the first time Japan has issued a nuclear emergency status. Fukushima has six reactors online (two more under construction). It's the number 1 reactor that has the cooling problem, this is also the oldest coming online in 1971. They are all boiling water reactors, so they continue to produce heat even after the fission reactions have stopped. They need to get the cooling system back online!

boxman2000 said:
Third largest exporting nation effected in such a short time.

Indeed Japan's 'Lost Decade' started with the Kobe earthquake.

cheets64 · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:16

wtf that doesn't even look real, it looks like cgi, image working in one of those fields and seeing that.

So sad.

Ewanb75 · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:16

2 power plants i think.. and that map that was posted earlier, Hawaii has just had asmall quake 2.3 at 10km down :/

JayMax · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:16

Just spoke to family in Hawaii, they say there's no major panic over there - everyone is prepared and has gotten to higher levels in buildings. Hope it's all ok.

e36Adz · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:16

TommyV said:
The world is ending I swear :S

I know from the islamic point of view, it does appear we are in the 'last age'.

The prophet PBUH said "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until earthquakes will be very frequent." (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)

Cosimo · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:17

peterattheboro · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:17

I am crapping my pants at all these earthquakes. The end of the world is coming.

Liquid_Entity · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:18

Right, time to switch off the google twitter feeds now. America is waking up and it's going to be 7am all over again.

Booner! · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:19

OriginalJonty said:
Taiwan and New Zealand have lifted their tsunami warnings. That's a bit of relief.

Kerplunk said:
My mate was cacking himself, he's in NZ.

Ummmm

12:03pm

"Auckland-based geologist Chris Buckley tells the BBC World Service the tsunami wave is on its way towards New Zealand at 500 or 600 miles an hour. "It's kind of like looking at an express train heading towards us right now", he says.

Neil79 · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:19

e36Adz said:
I know from the islamic point of view, it does appear we are in the 'last age'.

The prophet PBUH said "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until earthquakes will be very frequent." (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)

Thank f' i don't live near an earthquake area then :eek:

But still not that i can trust a prophecy from a faith that believes in heavens virgins :rolleyes:

Participant · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:21

e36Adz said:
I know from the islamic point of view, it does appear we are in the 'last age'.

The prophet PBUH said "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until earthquakes will be very frequent." (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)

Uh, yeah...thanks for that. You're talking from your bum (PBUI).

'Wes · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:22

e36Adz said:
I know from the islamic point of view, it does appear we are in the 'last age'.

The prophet PBUH said "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until earthquakes will be very frequent." (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)

Earthquakes are frequent anyway, we just don't feel some of them.

boxman2000 · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:24

e36Adz said:
I know from the islamic point of view, it does appear we are in the 'last age'.

The prophet PBUH said "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until earthquakes will be very frequent." (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)

Not to go into religous discussions it's interesting the bible states one of the signs for the end times to be:

Luk 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places

LOAM · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:25

It's producing constant 5+ mag aftershocks with 6+ every 30 mins. A chap on sky news was just saying its been constantly shaking for the last 6 hours. I wouldn't be surprised if it produced another huge one as something seems to have broken big.

e36Adz · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:26

Neil79 said:
Thank f' i don't live near an earthquake area then

But still not that i can trust a prophecy from a faith that believes in heavens virgins

I wouldn't say any region is totally safe from earthquakes! But yeah Islam does speak of a heaven, which has things that no human eyes have seen nor could the human mind imagine. I'm sure you have studied it in great depth...

OriginalJonty · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:27

Booner! said:
Ummmm

12:03pm

Bit strange as at around that time the BBC also said the warning had been lifted. However, I'll believe the New Zealand guy in this instance.

Voltage · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:27

It's producing constant 5+ mag aftershocks with 6+ every 30 mins. A chap on sky news was just saying its been constantly shaking for the last 6 hours. I wouldn't be surprised if it produced another huge one as something seems to have broken big.

its Deathwing

Pate · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:28

boxman2000 said:
Not to go into religous discussions it's interesting the bible states one of the signs for the end times to be:

Luk 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places

Bit of plagarism from islam? hahaha

cheets64 · 11 Mar 2011 at 12:28

But its nature, its the earth living/moving/getting old, nothing to do with god or a book.