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DaemonSeid 02-26-2010 07:45 PM

7.0 quiake hits Japan
 
(CNN) -- A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Ryukyu Islands early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Soon after the 5:31 a.m. (3:31 p.m. Friday ET) quake, Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory, recommending that people on the Okinawa Islands evacuate from the seashore. The advisory also affected the Amami Islands and Tokara Islands.

The agency said the expected tsunami height was about 0.5 meters, or 20 inches.

The quake was centered about 6 miles (10 km) deep, about 53 miles (85 km) from Okinawa.

The quake was felt on Okinawa, with shaking that lasted about 15 seconds, said Lt. Col. Daniel King of the U.S. Pacific Command.

He told CNN that commanders in Japan and Hawaii were trying to get damage and casualty reports from U.S. military stations on Okinawa but had heard nothing in the immediate aftermath.

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I have 2 family members stationed there...please pray for them

dreamseeker 02-26-2010 08:17 PM

scary! i hope that there won't be another huge disaster.

christiangirl 02-26-2010 08:29 PM

The first thing I thought was "Oh crap, not again!" But there doesn't seem to be any major damage, thank God. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100226/..._quake_japan_3

FHwku 02-26-2010 08:40 PM

i lived on Okinawa for a year. unlike Haiti, the buildings are all pretty sturdy and the Japanese are better prepared for earthquakes.

they're probably more worried about US-Japanese relations concerning military presence on the island.

DaemonSeid 02-26-2010 08:49 PM

I am mad that this thread has ads in Japanese

DrPhil 02-26-2010 09:00 PM

No damage? Darn, there went my idea to go to Japan and steal orphans in the name of Jesus.

dreamseeker 02-26-2010 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid (Post 1901907)
I am mad that this thread has ads in Japanese

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrPhil (Post 1901916)
No damage? Darn, there went my idea to go to Japan and steal orphans in the name of Jesus.

LOL.

DaemonSeid 02-26-2010 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrPhil (Post 1901916)
No damage? Darn, there went my idea to go to Japan and steal orphans in the name of Jesus.

And no song remakes...

DrPhil 02-26-2010 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid (Post 1901919)
And no song remakes...

"We are the World" was done in Spanish. It can also be done in Japanese. :eek:

DaemonSeid 02-26-2010 09:40 PM

Anime version:

There comes a time when we heed a certain call

When the world must come together as one.
There are spirits flying
The earth shakes the sky and land
To life - we heed the fire gods call

We can't go on pretending day by day
The path she walks will make us change
We are all a part of God's great big famine

And the truth
You know
Love is all we need.

We are the world
We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving.
There's a voice up high we’re giving
We're creating our own eyes
It's true
We'll make a better day
Just you and me.

Kappamd 02-26-2010 10:40 PM

I just heard about this, and I hope everything is okay. My brother has been stationed in Okinawa twice, and I believe he has requested to return.

DaemonSeid 02-26-2010 10:41 PM

My aunt has tried continuously to call and so far lines are jammed.

To be expected I guess.

AGDee 02-26-2010 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrPhil (Post 1901916)
No damage? Darn, there went my idea to go to Japan and steal orphans in the name of Jesus.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid (Post 1901930)
Anime version:

There comes a time when we heed a certain call

When the world must come together as one.
There are spirits flying
The earth shakes the sky and land
To life - we heed the fire gods call

We can't go on pretending day by day
The path she walks will make us change
We are all a part of God's great big famine

And the truth
You know
Love is all we need.

We are the world
We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving.
There's a voice up high we’re giving
We're creating our own eyes
It's true
We'll make a better day
Just you and me.

And people wonder why I spend so much time here? y'all crack me up!

DaemonSeid 02-27-2010 01:20 AM

Everyone is ok!! A little frightened and some damage but nobody hurt!

cheerfulgreek 02-27-2010 02:38 AM

These disasters are starting to happen too close to one another. I hope "2012" isn't something that might actually happen.:(


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