[txroadkill]

USGS just upgraded it to an 8.8

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.html

[txroadkill]

Magnitude 8.8
Date-Time Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth 24.4 km (15.2 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=”moment” magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0001xgp

[FlyVet]

Holy crap, 8.8 is about as big as they get. If it’s true, the ground should be all kinds of broken up. That’s when the ground ripples like waves on the sea. Must be some photos coming soon.