Big Earthquake to Hit Tokyo in 6 Months
Japanese Asahi TV aired 'earthquake prediction' program
ominous signs: deep-sea creatures surface, and continual earthquakes
In the worst case, 10m-high tsunami could hit
 Mega Earthquake Definitely Comes ! Uncovering X-day of Direct Hit on Kanto |
At 7pm, July 2nd, Saturday, Asahi TV, a major commercial TV network, devoted 2 hours of prime time segment to air a shocking program. It was titled, 'Mega Earthquake Definitely Comes! Uncovering X-day of Direct Hit on Kanto'(photo.) Kanto refers to the area around Tokyo Bay including the capital Tokyo with 12 million residents.
Its conclusion is obvious. In the program, Uda Shinich, formerly at Earthquake Institute of Tokyo University, predicted, "Within a few months, or no more than 6 months at the most, there will be a great earthquake, which could inflict damages comparable to 'The Great Hanshin Earthquake,' which occurred on Jan. 17, 1995 in the area around Kobe City, the southern part of Hyogo Perfecture in Kansai, and which registered 7.2 in Richter scale, killing 5,249 people.
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On top of that, Asahi TV showed 'the map of death,' marking the locations to be devastated by the mega quake. It included the entire 'Shitamachi' area, which is at the low sea level, and significant portion of 'Yamanote' area, which is at the higher sea level and considered relatively safe. 'Shimatachi' area encompasses 'shore downtown' where many upscale mansions were built since 90's.
What compelled a major TV network to broadcast this program is that unusual events, known as 'precursors of a great earthquake,' continue to occur. One of them is the appearance of deep-sea fish. Last January at Mie Perfecture, and April at Yokosuka Harbor, May at Sagami Bay, 'megamouth' sharks, deep-sea creatures, were found. There is a folk saying in Japan that the surfacing of deep-sea creature is a precursor to a big earthquake. Professor Imamura Humihiko at Tohoku University speculates, "Deep-sea creatures may have surfaced due to subtle (geological) disturbances at sea bottom."
Another disturbing sign is an earthquake at Sagami Bay on April 23rd, which was 3.4 in Richter scale. Sagami Bay is the 'epicenter' of the biggest earthquakes in Japanese history, the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, and the Great Kenroku Earthquake in 1703. Furthermore, the 'additional signs' include that temperature of seawater at Sagami Bay is on the steady rise, and there were continual earthquakes(5 times in 6 hours) around Tokyo area on June 1st, which was the first in recorded history.
As the worst-case scenario, if we assume that a great earthquake hits Kanto area with Sagami Bay as its epicenter, how devastating is the resulting tsunami? In 1703, when the Great Kenroku Earthquake occurred, it is estimated that the tsunami that hit Boso Peninsula at Eastern Tokyo was 10.5 meter high, and 2 meter high at the Tokyo Bay. In Tokyo, many lives on the area at the sea-level zero.
