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Japan just got hit with a 7.9 earthquake

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Balto
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holy shit

http://www.dawn.com/2011/03/11/7-9-magnitude-quake-strikes-japan.html
Mar 11 2011 1:34AM
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PeterWojnar
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Holy crap... vibes like no other. I saw this on the news and my eyes have been glued to the screen... shit's more than intense. I hope there aren't too many lives lost, though the cynic in me knows better...
Mar 11 2011 2:23AM
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TWoods
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http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
Mar 11 2011 2:23AM
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BrewskiJr
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Holy shit this is insane. Watching on Fox news right now. (dont hate, just only news network on this late).

My buddy is supposed to leave for Japan to study for 5 months in a couple weeks. I hope this doesn't change it for em
Mar 11 2011 2:25AM
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TWoods
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Live coverage:


http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
Mar 11 2011 2:26AM
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Jaimee.
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This is so tragic. Major vibes heading to Japan right now.

Mar 11 2011 2:26AM
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garrettwiz
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Seriously does anyone think china wil be effected?? my sister is there!
Mar 11 2011 2:27AM
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TWoods
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this is terrible...
Mar 11 2011 2:27AM
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Balto
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kids on FB are making jokes about this
Mar 11 2011 2:33AM
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BrewskiJr
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Truly unbelievable..
Mar 11 2011 2:33AM
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MitchPee
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China will be okay, it's the east coast of Japan and the water isn't stopping either. There are some serious areas of flooding right now. It's surreal to watch on the news and people are getting swept away in cars.
Mar 11 2011 2:33AM
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garrettwiz
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are any skiers filming there? that would be bad news.
Mar 11 2011 2:33AM
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AOTEAROA
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We were down in the museum here in hokkaido and the lights satrted swaying and the snow on the roof was all falling off. First home and now here in Japan. NExt is california, pacific rim gonna blow.
Mar 11 2011 2:34AM
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Ben.
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Holy.... wow.
Mar 11 2011 2:35AM
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garrettwiz
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thanks bro, i got super scared there for a while.
Mar 11 2011 2:35AM
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MitchPee
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Crazy you felt it there. We felt it for like 15 minutes but never very severe. South Hokkaido is really dangerous right now for flooding/tsunamis. Stay safe!
Mar 11 2011 2:36AM
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Mike-O
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Fuck, my very good friend lives in Odaibo and I can't reach him...fuck.
Mar 11 2011 2:36AM
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messplay
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anyone know about the magnitude for swells coming into cali?
Mar 11 2011 2:37AM
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garrettwiz
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oh god man vibes, i'll pray that he's okay.
Mar 11 2011 2:38AM
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AnthemzzzZ
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holy shit!

hang in there japan!
Mar 11 2011 2:39AM
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PacificRimJob
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If you know people in hawaii, send them this report right now, and tell them to get the fuck away from the shore...



A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD. THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Mar 11 2011 2:39AM
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garrettwiz
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they said 10 meter waves
Mar 11 2011 2:39AM
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BrewskiJr
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4 million are without power. Probably more. Hope hes safe.
Mar 11 2011 2:40AM
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MagSeven
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Tsunami has reached Hokkaido now. Although hopefully it is losing some momentum. I'm quite a way from the coast, so will not be affected, but I know a LOT of people who will be.

I can't believe what I saw on the news, the water was rising and rising, and starting to flood cars, and still they were waiting at red lights.

Mar 11 2011 2:40AM
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AOTEAROA
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Yeah man, Im still in Kutchan. Was pretty weird, we were walking on the road for the first one and thought it was just the bridge swaying then we were in the museum and could feel it hard, was quite eery, just swaying felt like it was gonna start shhhhaaaking. Where are you know?
Mar 11 2011 2:41AM
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Balto
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glad to know you're ok, keep us updated with a local perspective if possible please
Mar 11 2011 2:41AM
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PacificRimJob
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Called my friend who's currently working in Hokkaido. Everything seems to be alright where he is, that said he's far inland...
Mar 11 2011 2:41AM
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garrettwiz
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oh my gosh they just showed a car speeding away from a wall of water and they had to slam on the breaks because another one was right in their way. too effing scary.
Mar 11 2011 2:47AM
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Rockhound
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yeah i know, i'm talking to my aunt whos there right now and its crazy there right now getting to higher ground.
Mar 11 2011 2:49AM
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ImNotARacist
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Watch this. They are a good 5 minutes ahead of cnn.


The water keeps coming. This is so horrible. Hawaii too? Jesus.
Mar 11 2011 2:49AM
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Balto
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"japanese people are use to earthquakes"

shut the fuck up cnn, no one can be prepared for an 8.9 quake, there is no way
Mar 11 2011 2:49AM
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jca
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Holy fuck
Mar 11 2011 2:50AM
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Mike-O
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Just got a hold of my friend, he was in Shibuya and was OK, but couldn't talk right now, the background sounded like a war, panic.
Mar 11 2011 2:52AM
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TWoods
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I'm seeing it. I would be livid if anyone I knew made some sort of lowbrow joke about this. I'm legitimately sad, I feel terrible watching this happen. I can't even believe it.
Mar 11 2011 2:53AM
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COrider
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this is absolutely ridiculous, I couldn't imagine being there right now.
Mar 11 2011 2:55AM
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garrettwiz
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shit the Meatheads are there, lets hope they are far enough up in the mountains.
Mar 11 2011 2:58AM
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rsvp
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i just watched a fucking yacht being swept over farmland... what the fuck?
Mar 11 2011 2:59AM
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MitchPee
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Haha, they are with us and they are safe.
Mar 11 2011 3:00AM
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.Tom.
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Bumping this live stream: http://www.justin.tv/hoctoggle#/w/953737536
Mar 11 2011 3:00AM
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Dwarftosser1
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Damn 8.9?, thats defiantly in the higest ever recorded, mad vibes to Japan.
Mar 11 2011 3:03AM
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Jaimee.
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I feel sick to my stomach watching this devastation.
I can't believe how horrible this is.
Mar 11 2011 3:04AM
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ImNotARacist
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There hasn't been one update on my feed. Idaho might as well be a third world country.
Mar 11 2011 3:05AM
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Balto
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7th highest according to cnn
Mar 11 2011 3:07AM
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Kevski
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This is straight disturbing. To think that all those cars' owners are likely dead, as well as everyone living in the path of the wave... It's got me feeling so down. Mad vibes to everyone over there and everyone who knows people there.
Mar 11 2011 3:11AM
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PacificRimJob
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Lots of japanese characters flying all over my facebook feed...

watching this footage... people trying to flee the giant floatin debris field in cars, only to get swept up into the debris... huge waves rolling in.

this is so scary...

tsunami warning for SF Bay Area. 8:16 ETA.
Mar 11 2011 3:12AM
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PacificRimJob
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Mar 11 2011 3:15AM
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PacificRimJob
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Embedding i'snt working for me. help me out.

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Mar 11 2011 3:17AM
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TheStamos
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Those LNG tanks are going to Blow like you wouldn't believe, i hope everyone is running like hell from them
Mar 11 2011 3:18AM
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PacificRimJob
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Largest historically recorded earthquake to hit japan...

largest to hit japan since 1707...
Mar 11 2011 3:20AM
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TheStamos
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Tell those firefighters its a lost cause please!
Mar 11 2011 3:20AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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I guess there prime minister said that the nuclear power plants are all good. Thats some positive news so far.
Mar 11 2011 3:23AM
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