8.9 Quake hits off coast of Japan! Live Updates.

BREAKING NEWS: Fukushima plant radiation briefly at 1,204 micro sievert: Edano (11:23)

so sad this woman on cnn now talking about the conditions there in japan not having food or blankets having to sleep in cars she is breaking down crying sounds so sad brought tears to my eyes

Originally posted by GullibleUnderlord
so sad this woman on cnn now talking about the conditions there in japan not having food or blankets having to sleep in cars she is breaking down crying sounds so sad brought tears to my eyes

Yep.. now multiply that 1000 fold, and you begin to understand just how many desperate people there are at this very second.

Imagine being hit by all this and not having any phone/net/contact with the outside world to know what is going on and when help is going to arrive.

Its a sobering thought while we all sit comfortably in our homes.

reply to post by karmajayne
spoke to my nephew in down town Tokyo this morning on skype they are even more in the dark concerning the reactors. I've being giving him updates I think the Japanese govt is running scared.

Radiation levels in Russia's Far East within norm after Japan nuclear accident 05:08

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Russia to boost energy supplies to Japan

Originally posted by albertfothergill
I,m naive to the difference between the depth of a quake if you can help me out.

The deeper the epicenter the less damage on the surface. A shallow earthquake causes the most lateral damage. So the closer the epicenter is to the surface, the worse the shack waves are

Todays aftershocks...(Still coming)

DATE LAT LON MAG DEPTH km REGION
13-MAR-2011 01:42:54 36.94 142.91 5.5 25.2 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
13-MAR-2011 01:26:07 35.74 141.73 6.2 24.5 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
13-MAR-2011 01:16:15 38.23 144.10 4.8 27.3 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
13-MAR-2011 01:08:42 36.44 142.19 4.7 26.4 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
13-MAR-2011 00:47:04 39.10 143.31 5.2 24.9 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
13-MAR-2011 00:43:17 38.07 142.70 5.0 26.4 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
13-MAR-2011 00:32:57 36.04 140.85 4.9 25.4 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
13-MAR-2011 00:15:47 36.62 141.76 4.8 25.0 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 23:57:33 38.10 144.11 4.9 25.0 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 23:53:45 37.67 143.38 4.9 25.0 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 23:51:24 37.10 143.43 5.0 25.0 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 23:40:48 36.65 141.70 5.2 25.3 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 23:37:23 36.76 142.32 5.1 25.0 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 23:24:50 37.98 141.85 6.1 24.8 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 23:20:41 38.00 142.40 5.4 26.1 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 22:53:34 39.94 143.70 4.7 25.1 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 22:42:39 36.37 142.09 4.8 24.9 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 22:31:26 39.23 142.33 5.6 25.8 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 22:12:46 37.66 141.96 6.3 14.3 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
12-MAR-2011 22:05:16 37.70 143.86 4.9 25.0 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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Originally posted by etrex66
reply to post by karmajayne

 

spoke to my nephew in down town Tokyo this morning on skype they are even more in the dark concerning the reactors. I've being giving him updates I think the Japanese govt is running scared.

I have a friend that live there but he is updated without problem just watching TV. All TV channels (public and private), he said, is talking about earthquake only nothing else. No sponsors, no attractions nothing... just non-stop news. For what he said and I saw myself, the TV channels are working as emergency channel to alert about any earthquakes and possible tsunames

www.ustream.tv...
www.ustream.tv...

reply to post by captaintyinknots

i would just like to give you a star for all your efforts i appricate all you have had to offer as i am not getting alot her in n.z

fair enough i agree i guess all the people of japan will be in apnic as it is already and if they didn't have enough to deal with now this
which is scary atleast they have put the evacuation zone to 20km now i think thats what the last poster said would you be able to tell me is this far enough away with the level we are seeing now?.

and i also noticed they are trying to save the 3rd reactor is it sorry ive read so much i shoul have quoted by putting in fresh water in it which i guess is good iof they can save this one i hope it does not meltdown either.

what is it about the sea water that kills the reactor or make it unuseable again?.

reply to post by GullibleUnderlord


She was also saying most people were *choosing* to sleep in their cold cars instead of buildings because they were terrified of the aftershocks. Really sheds light on how terrifying this situation is continuing to be, not just was.

15 more people near nuclear plant exposed to radioactivity, Kyodo reports #quake on.cnn.com...

reply to post by etrex66


that is just terrible i know there is so much going on but their leaders need to help their people anyone on here and around the world can see how much anguish these people are in and it's heartbreaking send my love to your nephew in tokyo i hope he and is family and friends are safe and aid is sent their way how has not much been done since this began?. it is just heartbreaking i need a smoke to calm my nerves im just so upset by this tragedy i wish i could help these people other than money and aid

Thread for the Nuclear talks..

Nuclear emergency as Fukushima cooling system fails after Japan quake!
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Lot easier its only 3 pages so far

Originally posted by karmajayne
reply to post by captaintyinknots

 

what is it about the sea water that kills the reactor or make it unuseable again?.

Once you pour in seawater which has salt in it and Boric acid which is not meant for that reactor.. it will NEVER start up again.

It is essentially a last resort for that type of reactor.

Originally posted by blackcube

Originally posted by etrex66
reply to post by karmajayne

 

spoke to my nephew in down town Tokyo this morning on skype they are even more in the dark concerning the reactors. I've being giving him updates I think the Japanese govt is running scared.

I have a friend that live there but he is updated without problem just watching TV. All TV channels (public and private), he said, is talking about earthquake only nothing else. No sponsors, no attractions nothing... just non-stop news. For what he said and I saw myself, the TV channels are working as emergency channel to alert about any earthquakes and possible tsunames

www.ustream.tv...
www.ustream.tv...

edit on 12/3/11 by blackcube because: (no reason given)

I can vouch for that. The JN channels are almost ALL news directly related to the earthquake, tsunami, and yes, the nuclear reactor. The Japanese are less prone to panic and more prone to preparation and orderliness. We're getting plenty of updates through Japanese TV/radio, US media, military radio, and internet. Nobody is in the dark in Tokyo unless they choose to be.

reply to post by zorgon


Yeah, but half as old as the thread with the experts in it that will answer questions and give awesome analysis (at 26 pages so far):
Japan Declares Nuclear Emergency

Originally posted by karmajayne
reply to post by captaintyinknots

 

i would just like to give you a star for all your efforts i appricate all you have had to offer as i am not getting alot her in n.z

fair enough i agree i guess all the people of japan will be in apnic as it is already and if they didn't have enough to deal with now this
which is scary atleast they have put the evacuation zone to 20km now i think thats what the last poster said would you be able to tell me is this far enough away with the level we are seeing now?.

and i also noticed they are trying to save the 3rd reactor is it sorry ive read so much i shoul have quoted by putting in fresh water in it which i guess is good iof they can save this one i hope it does not meltdown either.

what is it about the sea water that kills the reactor or make it unuseable again?.

Well, and I have to say as I keep doing, I am no expert, I think it is a matter of how long the radiation leaks. I enough gets out there is no telling how far it can go, but I havent seen anything to indicate its gotten into the jet stream or anything even close to that yet, so in that aspect, its safER.

I dont really understand why they are trying to save any of them at the moment, sounds as though they are in grave shape. Although, I guess most of their electricity is nuclear, so if they all go down, that country is going to be hurting.

The salt in the saltwater contaminates things. I am not well read enough on it to know exactly how, but it is considered a last ditch effort.

reply to post by blackcube


Wish the links you provided were in English. I was getting good feed yesterday on AlJazeera but now not much there on the quakes, etc.

reply to post by TwiTcHomatic


From what I've heard, it's not the salt in the water that's bad, it's all the impurities in the seawater, and it will definitely start up again, but can never be used safely, so yes, it must be trashed.