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To: AnAmericanAbroad
Certainly would be interesting if this was some kind of forewarning; it makes me wonder what on Earth is causing it?

It'll be interesting to see what the chemical analysis shows, if anything. I'm no chemist or geologist, but when I hear that some natural phenomenon has a yellowish color, I immediately think sulfur, but not gaseous sulfur since no one is reporting any funny odors.

It's a subduction zone so things are being carried down, not up, right? Unless there is some kind of venting taking place, as perhaps, say, an underwater geyser. I doubt it's underwater volcanic activity of some long inactive volcano since volcanoes often are preceded with tremors. But everything I'm saying is useless! Just free associating, thinking out loud, stream of consciousness stuff. Useless.

27 posted on 06/13/2012 3:17:58 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
I doubt it's underwater volcanic activity of some long inactive volcano since volcanoes often are preceded with tremors...

Ummm, Japan's had a few 'tremors' recently...

38 posted on 06/13/2012 3:32:43 PM PDT by GOPJ (Take your little hammer, little sickle and your scary red signs with a fist on it, and go home...)
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To: LibWhacker
There was a 4.5 quake off shore Honshu (not far from Osaka Bay) earlier today. No idea what either means of course...related???

Like others, I'd be alert if I lived around there. But not to the point of paranoia.

42 posted on 06/13/2012 3:37:34 PM PDT by donozark (The 7th Wisconsin had more men killed in battle than any other Union Regiment.)
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