[piasa]

This doesn't sound good.

[Mears]

Yikes!!!

[The_Victor]

That's a huge friggin' earth quake. I hope this is an error.

[July 4th]

That's a biggie.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

You OK?

[AmericanInTokyo]

A light "6" on the Japanese scale, though.

Out in the ocean, up near Hidaka.

[Sloth]

That's big.

[Lunatic Fringe]

8.0 is HUGH! Very series!

I'm going to take a shower.

[B Knotts]

I don't see anything like that yet.

[MineralMan]

Uh-oh. Tsunami warnings? A Japanese quake of that magnitude could mean tsunami warnings for the entire west coast of the US, depending on the quake's location and depth.

I'm going searching.

[TomGuy]

This is the only info so far:

Magnitude 5.4 - WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
2003 September 24 20:56:53 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A moderate earthquake occurred at 20:56:53 (UTC) on Wednesday, September 24, 2003. The magnitude 5.4 event has been located in WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 359 km (223 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	5.4
Date-Time	Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 20:56:53 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, September 25, 2003 at 5:56:53 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	35.402°N, 135.161°E
Depth	359 km (223 miles)
Region	WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	85 km (55 miles) NNW of Osaka, Honshu, Japan 90 km (55 miles) E of Tottori, Honshu, Japan 120 km (75 miles) SW of Fukui, Honshu, Japan 415 km (260 miles) W of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles); depth +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles)
Parameters	Nst=101, Nph=101, Dmin=302.4 km, Rmss=0.64 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	uszcat

Location Maps: NEIC Maps World 10-degree | hemisphere Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. Historical Moment Tensor Solutions Seismic Hazard Map Historical Seismicity Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times Phase Data Archive of newsworthy events World map || US map

For more information, go to http://neic.usgs.gov/ || Contacts

The official magnitude for this earthquake is indicated at the top of this page. This was the best available estimate of the earthquake's size, at the time that this page was created. Other magnitudes associated with web pages linked from here are those determined at various times following the earthquake with different types of seismic data. Although, given the data used, they are legitimate estimates of magnitude, they are not considered the official magnitude.

[presidio9]

5 mins since you posted this, and nothing on Reuters, my bloomberg terminal, FOX or CNN. I'm thinking this is a hoax.

[Dog Gone]

Nothing on this at the USGS site yet.

[TheBigB]

[ALASKA]

Tsunami warnings for AK.

Rut Rho, I'm going for a hike!

[RightWhale]

It might be noted that now is the new moon. Maximum tidal stress. Right now.

[TBall]

I've seen quakes in the seven's since I've been freeping, but I can't recall one 8 or greater.

[Brian Mosely]

Magnitude 8.0 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
2003 September 25 19:50:08 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A great earthquake occurred at 19:50:08 (UTC) on Thursday, September 25, 2003. The magnitude 8.0 event has been located in the HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	8.0
Date-Time	Thursday, September 25, 2003 at 19:50:08 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, September 26, 2003 at 4:50:08 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	42.171°N, 143.719°E
Depth	33 km (21 miles) set by location program
Region	HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances	105 km (65 miles) SSW (212°) from Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan 397 km (247 miles) SSE (155°) from Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan 477 km (297 miles) SW (226°) from Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 8.3 km (5.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst=123, Nph=123, Dmin=537.2 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

[whereasandsoforth]

It's my observation that whenever an earthquake occurs the other side of the world has one too. Usually within three days. Bye-bye Jellystone Park!

[Pagey]

8.0 on the Islands OR in the water is an absolutely huge earthquake.Just Imagining that happening here in L.A., the latest/newest crop of illegals would go out of their freaking minds.