7.3 Magnitude Earthquake hits Japanese coast

Freakin · #1 11-14-2005, 06:11 PM

Can't find any articles yet, but I'll post one as soon as I get a link.

It's a bad year for planet earth....

pokerdirty · #2 11-14-2005, 06:15 PM

at least we still have oil

phixxx · #3 11-14-2005, 06:17 PM

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Not for long [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img])

I think it was a smart choice to base our entire world's infrastructure and way of life on a completely unsustainable natural resource.

Or maybe they didn't know any better. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

partygirluk · #4 11-14-2005, 06:17 PM

How bad is 7.3?

pokerdirty · #5 11-14-2005, 06:18 PM

just about as bad as they get

samjjones · #6 11-14-2005, 06:19 PM

wayabvpar · #7 11-14-2005, 06:19 PM

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Not really- 7.3 is reasonably large, but no where near the size of the earthquake that caused the tsunami last year (9.1).

Brom · #8 11-14-2005, 06:20 PM

How big was the one that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami? 8.0?

NM I see it got posted while I was typing. The scale is logarithmic correct? 8.0 = 10x7.0?

pokerdirty · #9 11-14-2005, 06:20 PM

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/magnitude.html

Lazymeatball · #10 11-14-2005, 06:20 PM

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I think it was a smart choice to base our entire world's infrastructure and way of life on a completely unsustainable natural resource.

Or maybe they didn't know any better. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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You mean like trees?