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BIG Earthquake in Japan Just Now! Predicted in Advance by Two Minutes (Live)
Japanese news; direct experience ^
| 14 June 2008
| AmericanInTokyo
Posted on 06/13/2008 4:58:12 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
We just had a very strong earthquake which fiercely rocked and rolled the main Island of Honshu in Japan.
TV broke with news on all channels IN ADVANCE OF EARTHQUAKE, warning people to "get ready". 8:43 a.m. local time Saturday (just about 10 minutes ago). 7:43 p.m. Friday Eastern Time.
Then, sure enough, the long, rolling shaking began, and increased in intensity. I estimate the shaking to have gone on for at least 45 seconds. It hit here at 8:45 a.m. It literally gave us 2 minutes to prepare. I have never experienced an advance earthquake warning.
The epicenter is considerably far from Tokyo, way up in northwest Japan. So I am sure there is little or no damage in Tokyo, but I can imagine damage and/or loss of life near the epicenter. It may well have been a 7.5. We will see.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: artbellmyass; breaking; callingartbell; catastrophism; disaster; earthquake; excellentreport; freeperinjapan; iwate; japan; jisshin; morioka; prediction; technology
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Incredible experience. Good job, Japanese earthquake predictive technology and national TV networks.
Knowing it is coming perhaps makes the feelings more intense, with the sentiment of anticipation setting in.
To: AmericanInTokyo
Hope you and yours are OK AIT..
To: AmericanInTokyo
At least you had time to put the Limoge down . . . < g >
Glad you're o.k.
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posted on
06/13/2008 4:59:38 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: AmericanInTokyo
do you know where in NW Japan? My daughter lived for 2 years in Tajima in Fukushima Prefecture, and has several friends who are still there.
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:00:18 PM PDT
by
EDINVA
(Proud American for 23,062 days.... and counting!)
To: AmericanInTokyo
They have been testing this system in California... basically because the sensors can alert a network faster than the waves move through the earth.... I am glad to see it work in Japan......In CA it will probably never work, due to different entities involved.
To: AmericanInTokyo
Wow. Stay frosty for any aftershocks.
To: AmericanInTokyo
From my three years in Japan I was amazed how they had act together when it came to earthquake...
Hope everything is alright...
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:03:00 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Lets get dangerous)
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:03:28 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture™)
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:03:33 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
(Vote Juan McAmnesty in 2008! Because freedom abroad is more important than freedom at home!)
To: AmericanInTokyo
WOW!!!! Glad you are ok!!!!
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:03:45 PM PDT
by
BossLady
("People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul" - Carl Jung)
To: AmericanInTokyo
Prayers up for ya dude, and thanks for the update!!
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:03:46 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: AmericanInTokyo
USGS website indicates it was a 6.9..
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:04:06 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
To: Tennessee Nana
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:04:34 PM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
("President-elect" McCain Will Announce His Cabinet Bit-by-Bit To The Disbelieving Groans of FREEPERS)
To: BurbankKarl
6.9
Date-Time Friday, June 13, 2008 at 23:43:46 UTC
Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 08:43:46 AM at epicenter
Location 39.106°N, 140.608°E
Depth 10.3 km (6.4 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 82 km (51 miles) SW (214°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
83 km (52 miles) SSE (147°) from Akita, Honshu, Japan
98 km (61 miles) NNW (346°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
390 km (242 miles) N (11°) from TOKYO, Japan
To: AmericanInTokyo
Hope you and yours are all okay.
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:05:20 PM PDT
by
ContraryMary
(New Jersey -- Superfund cleanup capital of the U.S.A.)
To: AmericanInTokyo; Lijahsbubbe
Felt it here, about 30 mi SW of Tokyo. Didn’t pay it much mind - figured it was one of the usual 5.0 +/- just off the coast. Yikes.
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:05:20 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:05:32 PM PDT
by
bd476
To: AmericanInTokyo
TV broke with news on all channels IN ADVANCE OF EARTHQUAKE, warning people to "get ready".How much advance?
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:06:17 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
To: AmericanInTokyo; bd476
2 min predicted prior to Japan just happened now.....
EARTHQUAKE PING!
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posted on
06/13/2008 5:07:06 PM PDT
by
Global2010
(OKIE DOKIE)
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