8.9 Earthquake in Japan

[Geijutsuka]

Glad to hear, Geijutsuka. If you'd like to check up on anyone you can't get a hold of, I can offer to try to from over here.

Thanks, martyj. You rule. :]
I'll keep it in mind! I just want to get over there already and help out. May can't come any sooner, lol.

 

[martyj]

I know what you mean. At the moment I'm trying to keep safe in Tokyo but I'd love to go up to Sendai to help out once things cam down - possibly next month.

 

[Geijutsuka]

I know what you mean. At the moment I'm trying to keep safe in Tokyo but I'd love to go up to Sendai to help out once things cam down - possibly next month.

If I find any volunteer programs, I'll keep you posted!! If you find any, please let me know as well! You keep safe as well!

 

[giftart]

Something to share.

http://www.facebook.com/notes/jun-s...-me-so-quality-questionable/10150121176733830

Quoting a few for those who can see it on facebook.

* ディズニーランドでの出来事
http://twitter.com/unosuke/status/46376846505426944
ディズニーランドでは、ショップのお菓子なども配給された。ちょっと派手目な女子高生たちが必要以上にたくさんもらってて「何だ？」って一瞬思ったけど、その後その子たちが、避難所の子供たちにお菓子を配っていたところ見て感動。子供連れは動けない状況だったから、本当にありがたい心配りだった
At Tokyo Disneyland:
Tokyo Disneyland was handing out its shops’ food and drinks for free to the stranded people nearby. I saw a bunch of snobby looking highschool girls walking away with large portions of it and initially though “What the …” But I later I found out they were taking them to the families with little children at emergency evacuation areas. Very perceptive of them, and a very kind thing to do indeed.

* スーパーでの出来事
http://twitter.com/endless_6/status/46395420523503616
スーパーで無事買物出来ましたヽ(´o｀； でもお客さんのほとんどが他の人の事を考えて必要最低限しか買わない感じだったのが感動しました（涙）
At the supermarket
I just came back safely from the supermarket! Man, I was so touched at how everyone there was mindful of others, buying only as much as they needed and leaving the rest for the people behind them.

* 「みんな」
http://twitter.com/n_yum/statuses/46388003706380288
タクシー運ちゃんと電車駅員さんとおばさんと話したけど、みんな遅くまで帰れなかったりしてすごく疲れているのに、苛立つ事なく、言葉遣いもふるまいも丁寧で、逆に気遣われてしまった。｢みんな大変だから｣という"みんな"って意識があることに感動するし、私も受け継いで大事にしたい文化。
“All of us”
I spoke with an old taxi driver and some elderly staff at the train stations. All of them had been working non-stop and had not been able to go home for a long time. They were visibly very tired, but never once did they show any sign of impatience; they were gentle and very caring. They told me “… because all of us are in this together.” I was touched at what the notion of “all of us” meant to these elderly people. It is a value I will treasure and carry on to my generation.

* 声をかけること
http://twitter.com/RUMI88LoL/statuses/46342599149240320
昨日、裏の家の高１になるお兄ちゃんに感動した。 家に１人で居たらしく、地震後すぐ自転車で飛び出し近所をひと回り。 【大丈夫ですか―――！？】と道路に逃げてきた人達にひたすら声掛けてた。あの時間には老人や母子しか居なかったから、声掛けてくれただけでもホッとしたよ。 ありがとう。
A strong voice
Yesterday, I was impressed and touched by the actions of my neighbor’s 13-year-old-boy. He was home alone when the earthquake hit. But instead of hiding, as soon as the earthquake quieted down, he jumped on his bicycle and road around the block repeatedly shouting at the top of his voice, “Is everyone alright? Is everyone okay?” At the time, there were only women and children and the elderly in the homes. I cannot describe how comforting it was just to hear a strong voice asking if I was okay. Thank you!

* 献血の列
http://twitter.com/NOBCHIDORI/status/46477518169047040
日本は強いです！大阪難波の献血施設は被災地の方の為に超満員の順番待ちでした。私欲の無い列を初めて見ました。感動しました。被災地の方々、全国でその辛さを受け止めます。諦めずに頑張って下さい！
Blood donations
Japan is strong! At Osaka I saw a LONG line of people waiting to give blood at the blood donation center. This is the first time I have seen such a queue of selfless people waiting patiently in line just to give. It was a moving sight! To everyone in the hard-hit areas, we your countrymen accept your suffering as our own and we share in your grief. Do not give up! Stay strong!

*Hats off to the Japanese.
Stay strong everyone in Japan!

 

[Lefty]

California Red

Beats Oregon Evergreen

or Maui Wowie

Drink a little drink

Smoke a lotta Smoke.

 

[martin6]

That is a general earthquake risk map. Not a subduction earthquake map, which is exactly the kind of earthquake that happened in Japan. The Juan de Fuca plate will produce a giant quake every few hundred years or so... and the last one was in 1700. Yay. =/

But yeah, we're all fucked up here

 

[MTLDude]

If you want to see spectacular satellite images of the before and after the tsunami: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

 

[Ninja108]

This one says y'all are fucked more. :-x

Many people don't know about the faultline in the Eastern U.S., if that one happens, it will be a doozy.

 

[Lefty]

So typical of the Eastern U.S. mentality and spirituality.

The map doesn't even show the EPICENTRE as it really

is, in Washington D.C. Plus, please to note that all the

Significant moving and shaking will be west of Rockies.

 

[RonR18]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/structure/crust/cascadia.php

Oregon is SO fucked. Are y'all kidding me?

I agree 1,000% -- Oregon residents might as well be living in Japan, because they're in just as much danger.

 

[NineOfClubs]

I'm going out on a limb and will predict, here now, that the Northwest will have a major quake this month, March 2011.

Possibly around this weekend.

I could be wrong.

But I'm going to stock up on water and food, etc. just in case.

 

[Telstra]

This one says y'all are fucked more. :-x

according to NBC America,
those red areas will be flooded if the Tsunami as big as the one in Japan washes over ...
How would you guys run 50 miles inland in 30 minutes ?

 

[belamyi]

according to NBC America,
those red areas will be flooded if the Tsunami as big as the one in Japan washes over ...
How would you guys run 50 miles inland in 30 minutes ?

..........

 

[metta]

according to NBC America,
those red areas will be flooded if the Tsunami as big as the one in Japan washes over ...
How would you guys run 50 miles inland in 30 minutes ?

Honestly, I think that most of the major fault lines in California are land based. I don't think that we would have a tsunami from a land based earthquake. The one in Japan was an Ocean based quake.

we have many faults but the San Andreas is the largest one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault

And it is capable of an estimated 8.1.

Only 12% of homeowners in California have earthquake insurance. I'm one of the 12% but I have the basic, I think with a 20% deductible...meaning that the insurance does not kick in until after the costs hit over 20%. I guess I should seriously consider changing that.

My home was built in 2002 and built into the foundation are metal (steel?) bars/straps that criss cross in 2 directions so that the home would move together in a major earthquake. I was told that we were never to dig into the foundation because if we damaged one of the bars, they have a lot of tension on them and it would easily kill someone if they came up.

 

[metta]

Cascadia Subduction Zone -
predicting a 10% to 14% probability that the Cascadia Subduction Zone will produce an event of magnitude 9 or higher in the next 50 years

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_subduction_zone

Pacific Plate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Plate

Juan de Fuca Plate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Fuca_Plate

North American Plate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Plate

 

[RonR18]

I'm going out on a limb and will predict, here now, that the Northwest will have a major quake this month, March 2011.

Possibly around this weekend.

I could be wrong.

But I'm going to stock up on water and food, etc. just in case.

Just hope it doesn't happen August 5-7 during the JUB Meet.

 

[metta]

California
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/32.42.-125.-115.php


There is very little activity in Oregon right now

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/37.47.-130.-120.php

 

[metta]

Fast Facts about the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fast-facts-japan

So the plate is pushing into the Japanese island. The plates are being pushed into each other.

 

[RonR18]

California
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/32.42.-125.-115.php


There is very little activity in Oregon right now

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/37.47.-130.-120.php



which direction did the plates push with the Japanese one?

RE: "which direction did the plates push with the Japanese one?"

Japan itself is said to have been pushed 8 feet to the east.

But, "The areas closest to the epicenter of the quake jumped a full 13 feet closer to the United States, geophysicist Ross Stein at the United States Geological Survey told The New York Times."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelo...pans-earthquake-shifted-balance-of-the-planet

 

[belamyi]

Honestly, I think that most of the major fault lines in California are land based.

Is that an opinable matter?