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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is on point as usual. Largest quake so far: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/quake_detail.html?eventID=202401011624

by ninjin 3y ago

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is on point as usual. Largest quake so far: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/quake_detail.html?eventID=20240101162429&lang=en https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/quake_detail.html?eve... List of quakes (continuously updated and there have been multiple aftershocks): https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/index.html?lang=en https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/index.html?lang=en Scale explained: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/quake_advisory.html?lang=en https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/quake_advisory.html?l... Felt it on the other side in Kantou (a "three" here) and it caused some hick ups with the water/gas, but all back to normal here. I am however concerned with those on the other side of Honshuu. NKH have not been joking around with the evacuation warnings for Ishikawa-ken. The announcers were notably emotional and speaking very sternly: "Evacuate, now!", "Seek shelter, now!, "Seek high ground, now!", "Protect the life of yourself and those around you, evacuate, now!", etc. It very much brought back memories from 2011. Particularly seeing people running in the streets for shelter on live television. Thankfully the tsunami is looking much weaker than back then.

nomilk 3y ago
The graphical explanation of the scale is extremely helpful.
Dalewyn 3y ago
>NKH have not been joking around with the evacuation warnings for Ishikawa-ken. That is standard protocol and has been iterated upon each time emergencies like this have occured. Nowadays they put up a very strong act of sounding emotional and serious to try and convince as many who are watching/listening to get off their arse and evacuate.
- krispyfi 3y ago
  I flipped through the other channels and they didn't sound nearly as emotional. At one point, the NHK voice said, "Stop watching TV! Turn it off and run away! No, don't turn it off, just run away!"
  - skhr0680 3y ago
    They said the same things in the same dramatic tone when there was a tsunami warning issued after an Earthquake overseas
- ethanbond 3y ago
  Can’t imagine that causing an issue down the road… hope they track and modulate how many remaining levels of urgency they have available.
  - marcosdumay 3y ago
    What needs more urgency than a tsunami alert, but is still tame enough for you to run away from?
    - rblatz 3y ago
      A bigger verified tsunami
      - Dalewyn 3y ago
        If you wait for the tsunami to be confirmed, you are already dead.
  - babyshake 3y ago
    This reminds me of the time a PM asked me if it was possible to make a P-1 priority ticket because we already had a bunch of P0 tickets and they wanted one to be higher priority.

by ninjin 3y ago

nomilk 3y ago

The graphical explanation of the scale is extremely helpful.

Dalewyn 3y ago

>NKH have not been joking around with the evacuation warnings for Ishikawa-ken. That is standard protocol and has been iterated upon each time emergencies like this have occured. Nowadays they put up a very strong act of sounding emotional and serious to try and convince as many who are watching/listening to get off their arse and evacuate.

krispyfi 3y ago
I flipped through the other channels and they didn't sound nearly as emotional. At one point, the NHK voice said, "Stop watching TV! Turn it off and run away! No, don't turn it off, just run away!"
- skhr0680 3y ago
  They said the same things in the same dramatic tone when there was a tsunami warning issued after an Earthquake overseas
ethanbond 3y ago
Can’t imagine that causing an issue down the road… hope they track and modulate how many remaining levels of urgency they have available.
- marcosdumay 3y ago
  What needs more urgency than a tsunami alert, but is still tame enough for you to run away from?
  - rblatz 3y ago
    A bigger verified tsunami
    - Dalewyn 3y ago
      If you wait for the tsunami to be confirmed, you are already dead.
- babyshake 3y ago
  This reminds me of the time a PM asked me if it was possible to make a P-1 priority ticket because we already had a bunch of P0 tickets and they wanted one to be higher priority.