EQ/Tsunami hit Japan - GREAT QUAKE

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I have heard that the Island moved 8 feet or was raised 8 feet.

some of these pictures seem to indicate some areas raised at lest that much.

that is amazing.

and the change in the size of the quake from 8.9 to 9.0 means that it was TWICE as strong as they first thought.

Someone else told me that too.... Guess I really don't get that.

[mfblume]

Second Earthquake in Japan!!!!!!!!!!

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Japan southwest of Tokyo Tuesday, far from Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami that is estimated to have killed more than 10,000 people.

The Chubu Electric Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Shizuoka reported no irregularities and continued to operate after the quake, public broadcaster NHK said, and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The focus of the quake was in the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture and estimated to be at a depth of 10 kilometres at 9:31 a.m. ET (10:31 p.m. local time). Shizukoa is 180 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

[Praxeas]

There is a possibility of the nuclear disasters happening can affect many of us in the states if this stuff gets into the atmosphere in a cloud or in the waters.

News reports Hawaii is monitoring the air for radio activity

[Apprehended]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

One thing that stood out to me in the news coverage is they stated that there would no looting - - it's not even an option for the Japanese culture. They respect one another - - wouldn't that be refreshing here in America.

The Japanese people are truly remarkable. I spent two years there, 1960 -1962. There were young Japanese men who took care of our rooms, cleaning and making beds and taking out the laundry. Once, I remember leaving my wallet on the floor which I had forgotten to pick up before leaving for the day. When I discovered what I had done, there was no way that I could go back and retrieve it. When I finally arrived back to my quarters that night, I found the wallet with nothing missing laid on my desk along with some other things that had been dropped.

From that moment on, I learned to highly respect the Japanese people and eventually developed a fondness for their culture. They are highly principled and disciplined too.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Someone else told me that too.... Guess I really don't get that.

It's factoring, like the Warp Factor in Star Trek. Each position of .1 on the scale is a factor of 10 above the position below it.

Let's say a ".1 magnitude earthquake" is really a whole number: the number one. That means a ".2 magnitude earthquake" is a ten. Factoring up, a 9.0 factor quake would be 10,000,000,000 (ten to the ninth power) times more powerful than a .1 quake.

When Captain Kirk says he wants the Enterprise to go from "Warp Factor 3" to "Warp Factor 4," he's telling Scotty to make the thing go ten times as fast as it is currently going. The speed needed to increase from each step (and presumably the power required to generate that speed) increases by a factor of ten with each step.

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The space between the first two pipes above is "1." The space between the second pipe and the third is "10." The space between the third pipe and the fourth is "100." The next step will have 1,000 dashes between the lines. Keep multiplying each step up by a factor of "10" and do this 90 times and you can figure out just how many dashes will be required to raise the scale from 8.9 to 9.0.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by pelathais

It's factoring, like the Warp Factor in Star Trek. Each position of .1 on the scale is a factor of 10 above the position below it.

Let's say a ".1 magnitude earthquake" is really a whole number: the number one. That means a ".2 magnitude earthquake" is a ten. Factoring up, a 9.0 factor quake would be 10,000,000,000 (ten to the ninth power) times more powerful than a .1 quake.

When Captain Kirk says he wants the Enterprise to go from "Warp Factor 3" to "Warp Factor 4," he's telling Scotty to make the thing go ten times as fast as it is currently going. The speed needed to increase from each step (and presumably the power required to generate that speed) increases by a factor of ten with each step.

|-|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The space between the first two pipes above is "1." The space between the second pipe and the third is "10." The space between the third pipe and the fourth is "100." The next step will have 1,000 dashes between the lines. Keep multiplying each step up by a factor of "10" and do this 90 times and you can figure out just how many dashes will be required to raise the scale from 8.9 to 9.0.

We were just watching an earthquake special and they described the scale (which is no longer technically called the Richter scale) is based on each whole number being 30x the last. So an earthquake measuring 9.0 would be 30 times what an 8.0 would be. Now all the .1 units between would follow a slope corresponding to that increase.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

We were just watching an earthquake special and they described the scale (which is no longer technically called the Richter scale) is based on each whole number being 30x the last. So an earthquake measuring 9.0 would be 30 times what an 8.0 would be. Now all the .1 units between would follow a slope corresponding to that increase.

I knew the Richter Scale is different than the scale currently under use today but that's something I was unaware of. I guess I need more television in my life.