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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 01:23 AM
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TSUNAMI hitting Japan now
Edited on Fri Mar-11-11 01:25 AM by itsrobert
sweeping boats and cars in its path. Probably people and animals too.

CNN has pictures.

Hawaii on tsunami watch.
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 01:29 AM
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1. 8.8 earth quake off Honshu, Japan!
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
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php#details

Not much time for a tsunami warning to get out.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 01:56 AM
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3. Now upgraded to 8.9
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 01:54 AM
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2. Are you sure that's the tsunami?
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 01:57 AM
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4. another link, live coverage, top at right. holy
http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/index.html
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 02:00 AM
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5. i see tsunami warning on cnn but not tsunami.
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