Magnitude 7 quake just hit us in Kyushu , Japan [Officially 6.4]

3/19

[bd476]

Are there reports of damage or injuries in your area, Jay? Hope your roof/ceiling is sound after the quake and any after shocks.

[kajingawd]

how many nukes do china and north korea have?...testing?

[bd476]

Good. It's a bit chilly here tonight. Today I'm trying to stay warm and figure out how Montezuma was able to exact revenge. Food or virus - not fun.

[RGSpincich]

LOL

[Strategerist]

how many nukes do china and north korea have?...testing?

It's puzzling to me why people seem to have such an immense desire to turn routine earthquakes into nuclear testing.

[Jay Howard Smith]

Everything fine. Just me and the Wife up here...She went early shopping in Taegu. Local news not reporting any problems.

[bd476]

Good, thanks for the update!

[Boundless]

>> how many nukes do china and north korea have?...testing?

Irrelevant, as nuke blasts have entirely different
seismic signatures, and would either not be reported
at all by USGS, or would be reported as anomolous events.

> It's puzzling to me why people seem to have such an
> immense desire to turn routine earthquakes into
> nuclear testing.

This question apparently arose because tsunamis can be
caused by nuclear explosions.

[Kirkwood]

Dang, I'm heading to Southern Japan in about 7 hours. Hopefully that was the last of them for awhile.

[sushiman]

Where ya headin' ?

Reports now coming in about injuries and damaged homes ...but I haven't heard of a death related to the quake yet ...

[DTogo]

Ki wo tsukete!

[M. Espinola]

Photos after the 'Fukuoka' quake:

A worker removes goods scattered on the floor at a convenience store in Fukuoka March 20th, 2005. A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday, shaking buildings, halting trains and prompting the meteorological agency to issue tsunami warnings. (Reuters - Handout)

Pedestrians walk past collapsed bricks after a powerful earthquake struck Fukuoka in southern Japan on Sunday. (Kyodo News via AP)

People play soccer on the sports ground as water wells up from cracks on the ground near harbors in Fukuoka after a powerful earthquake rattled southern Japan Sunday, March 20th, 2005.

Houses on tiny island of Genkai in Fukuoka are seen collapsed after a powerful earthquake rattled southern Japan Sunday, March 20th, 2005.

Employees clear up a liquor shop in Fukuoka after a strong earthquke hit southern Japan.

Street cleaners remove broken glass that fell from several floors of a bank building in Fukuoka after a strong earthquake hit southern Japan.

A road scattered with broken glasses fell from buildings is sealed off in Fukuoka.

CDs and DVDs are scattered on the floor at a rental shop in Fukuoka.

People walk by a building with broken windows at a shopping district in Fukuoka.

Houses are seen collapsed in Genkai Island in Fukuoka.

[sushiman]

Thanks for the super job !

[expatguy]

Good Luck!

All clear here in Malaysia.

Looks like you guy's turn this time

[expatguy]

Might wanna report where you are at.

[bd476]

Those are great pictures, M.E. The 6.4 quake did a lot of damage.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

MSNBC reports 1 killed, and at least 250 injured;

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7244077/

Prayers for all.

[Pro-Bush]

MSNBC reports 1 killed

I predict more.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I also expect the toll to go higher, but I hope it doesn't.

[Pro-Bush]

Right, I am not hoping for a higher death toll either. Didn't mean to sound morbid.