7.4 Earthquake off coast of Japan.

[Dave]

Tsunami warnings have been issued.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

 

[Hylian]

Man they just can't catch a break can they?

 

[LittleSin]

I was just about to post this. Jeez. The poor Japanese.

 

[Krisken]

This is horrible.

 

[SpecialKO]

Geez. Those guys just can't catch a break.

 

[Dave]

The tsunami has hit but it was only 1 m in height due to the depth and distance of the temblor.

 

[Krisken]

Heh, only a meter.

 

[Hylian]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...rthquake-rattles-japan-tsunami-warning-issued

The latest from Kyodo News is that "no problem at all 6 reactors of Fukushima Dai-Ichi" nuclear power plant after this latest earthquake, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.

After first saying it was a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey is now saying it was a 7.1-magnitude temblor. It also puts the time of the quake at 10:32 a.m. ET — 11:32 p.m. local time in Japan.

 

[sixpackshaker]

When does Typhoon Season start?

They really can't seem to catch a break right now.

 

[Wasabi Poptart]

What's the difference between an earthquake and a temblor? I thought they were the same thing.

 

[sixpackshaker]

It is just a way to not say earthquake twice in a row, in the same paragraph.

 

[Dave]

If they said it any other way it would be redundantly repetitive.

 

[Wasabi Poptart]

When we were in San Diego the news broadcasts used "temblor" when it was something insignificant like a 3.0 that barely rattled a window. Maybe they just used the different terms there so people wouldn't freak out over something small. But it did make me think there could be some sort of difference.

 

[GasBandit]

 

[Jiarn]

I laughed. I shouldn't have, but I laughed. That's not the right animation though....

 

[GasBandit]

I laughed. I shouldn't have, but I laughed. That's not the right animation though....

I know, I searched really hard for the "earthquake" one, but it's just not there. That was the closest I could get.

 

[Allen who is Quiet]

This the right animation?

 

[Jiarn]

Yep, got it. Nice work Allen.

 

[GasBandit]

This the right animation?
View attachment 1857

Yup.

 

[figmentPez]

Speaking of video games, http://speeddemosarchive.com/ is holding Japan Relief Done Quick (to benefit Doctors Without Borders). They're speed running a whole bunch of games on a livestream with video of both the game and the player(s). They're holding drawings for prizes, and possibly doing other stuff (during the last charity drive they did, they let people pay to name characters, choose outfits, make them wear funny hats in real life and such). If you want to know what's going to be run, you can check out the schedule.

 

[Jiarn]

Love the site, I'll watch and donate for sure.