What caused the magnitude-9.0 earthquake?

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2011/03/15

Asahi Shinbun

A chain reaction that destroyed the Earth's crust in three different areas created the huge magnitude of 9.0 for the Great East Japan Earthquake, one of the biggest ever recorded.

At a news conference Sunday, Takashi Yokota, an official in charge of earthquake prediction information at the Japan Meteorological Agency, said: "Three huge earthquakes occurred one after the other. It is extremely rare for such a complicated shaking to occur."

Ordinarily, the Japanese Meteorological Agency will announce a tentative magnitude immediately after an earthquake has struck based on the seismic waves that have been observed. After Friday's quake, the initial magnitude announced immediately after the quake was 7.9. Later, as more data was collected by the agency, the magnitude was revised upward to 8.4 and then 8.8.

more at:
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201103140121.html

[MyrnaLoy]

1. Her?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgWpyobNTno

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4. ?

Please let that be a joke...

[MyrnaLoy]

5. LOL

thanks!

[MyrnaLoy]

7. the video

it's real

[99th_Monkey]

2. Can you say HAARP? n/t

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3. BINGO! n/t

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6. Worthy of FR

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