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Also I found this interesting: > A massive 8.8 magnitude quake hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo > Why would
by harisenbon 16y ago
Also I found this interesting:
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A massive 8.8 magnitude quake hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo
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Why would you talk about the earthquake in Tokyo, when it happened in Miyagi? Tokyo only got hit with a 3 or 4. [EDIT: updated to 5 JMS. Tokyo got hit pretty hard too]
The actual earthquake was around 240 miles away. That's the same distance from New York to Boston.
- icco 16y agoProbably the same reason Californians talk about the entire state no matter where the quake hits the state. Also, Al Jazeera is reporting 4+ million homes are without power in Tokyo.
- craigmccaskill 16y agoThe nuclear power plants were automatically shut down, the power grid buckled at that point.
- fungi 16y agoThe plants are right on the coast. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan#Nuclear_Power_Plants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan#Nuclear_...
- epynonymous 16y agoremember, earthquakes are caused by massive tectonic plates shifting around, each plate could be hundreds of miles themselves. also there were at least 4 - 5 aftershocks that hit tokyo with a magnitude of 7+. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031100293_2.html?hpid=topnews http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03...
- oldstrangers 16y ago10 to 12 percent of Japan's entire population lives within Tokyo. 25% of Japan's entire population is within 30 miles of Tokyo. This is why.
- patio11 16y agoAnd, conservatively, 98% of foreign news agency reporters. See also: a plane landing on the Hudson gets more coverage than half of Iowa being under water.
- angus77 16y agoIt was felt by most of the population of Japan. And there was actual damage done in Tokyo.