Massive earthquake rocks Japan

I'm sure everyone has heard about this by now...

Japan Rocked by 8.9 Quake

Boy....this is happening way to often now. I'm staying in Texas....at least til Hurricanes come my way.

This is horrible.

So heartbreaking. The 8.9 that they had is 160 times stronger than the earthquake that recently hit Christchurch, New Zealand. And Japan has already had 13 aftershock quakes over magnitude 6, and one 7.1 magnitude.

That's really sad..........So horrible.

& it may hit in canada..(vancover BC) glad i did't live in that part.

How tragic. Mother Nature is tough. I can't imagine coping with something like this.

This is just devastating. I feel so sorry for all of these people. Just imagine the frantic families searching for members. I can't imagine. And to think, this happened at somewhere around the 2:00am hour for them! Can you imagine waking up to that?! Praying hard.....


Carol, you are far from the coast, correct?

Amy wrote:

Carol, you are far from the coast, correct?

Yes, I'm 2 1/2 hours in from the Coast. All the Beaches are closed.

This is so sad. I hear they are evacuating thousands of people near Nuke plants...

They are also evacuating people in the low-lying areas of Oregon. One of the Ingalls ladies lives in Oregon, but not sure where.

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes central Japan, causing Tokyo buildings to sway.



Also, some radiation is leaking from some nuclear plants in Japan...


I feel like all this movement might wake up California's big one....

scary...

Carol wrote:

I feel like all this movement might wake up California's big one....

scary...

I was thinking the same thing actually Carol. Have they mentioned this, if they're worried at all?

No, haven't heard anything like that yet.

37 boats crashed in Crescent City, CA because of the waves...


Also... a 4.5 Earthquake hit Hawaii as well...

I have an 88 yr old great uncle that lives in California. Not sure where. He has kids there so I'm pretty sure he's covered. They usually come to Arkansas for a visit about now, so maybe they will do that.


I cant help but always think about not only the living but the folks in cemeteries when things like this happens. Losing a loved one THAT way would hurt too.

7th most powerful earthquake ever recorded

UNBELIEVABLE!

A 25-year-old man who was washed out to sea while trying to photograph the tsunami in northern California was confirmed dead Friday, according to Del Norte, California, authorities

so sad

This is So sad i feel really sorry for all these people i will keep them in my prayers

Over 1000 people confirmed dead.

Yes...And it seems that it could be more victims...I will be praying for them. How awful! I saw the images in TV news and they are...just horrible.

As far as I could know, Tsunami is heading to the Pacific coast of American Continent...

Vanesa.

Carol wrote:

UNBELIEVABLE!

A 25-year-old man who was washed out to sea while trying to photograph the tsunami in northern California was confirmed dead Friday, according to Del Norte, California, authorities

Wow. I can understand the drive/desire to get to the scene to photograph it, but there is a very REAL reason why the authorities (and the president) insisted on evacuation. It really irked me to see the coverage of the people not heeding the warnings, walking around on the beaches and even swimming in the ocean!

Vanesa wrote:

Yes...And it seems that it could be more victims...I will be praying for them. How awful! I saw the images in TV news and they are...just horrible.

As far as I could know, Tsunami is heading to the Pacific coast of American Continent...

Vanesa.

Someone was saying on CNN that there is no way we can fathom this death toll....it's just too impossible for us to wrap our human brains around. They said that no one ever expected that IF a tsunami ever hit, that it would come THIS far in....6 miles.

I just hope that the people who are stranded can get help....the Japanese are resourceful and 'prepared' people, but this is a LOT of stranded people. I can't help but think of Hurricane Katrina and the healthy uninjured people who died days after just because they couldn't get the basics to survive. I'll be praying for the dead and their families as I go to bed tonight, but I'll especially be praying for those who are injured or missing, and who are stranded, that they may get help quickly.

I hope the people will get saved!!

Don't believe it. The end of the history (not of the world) is never announced. It could be people interested in having us scared, believing the world would end in 2012. But the fact is that we DON'T know WHY and HOW history would end.

Vanesa.

I've been following the news and feel bad for the people there in Japan. So much devastation and they have had more than 100 aftershocks with another possible big one... not only that... now there is the nuclear plant problems and some people having to wear masks or wet towels on their heads so they don't get contaminated.

Also, the poor animals... Here is one of a Panda who is hugging a police officer's legs... because it's so frightened



Here is a dog getting checked for radiation levels...



It's just sad to see the whole tragedy in Japan... for the people, animals and loss of homes, etc...

i don't belive it either about world ending.