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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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GayWolf420
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Shit. Save the anime and hentai.
Mar 11 2011 1:38AM
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Daph
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Holy shit. First NZ, now this.
Mar 11 2011 1:40AM
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OnePlank
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32 foot waves expected. shit is fucked
Mar 11 2011 1:40AM
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p-fo
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make that 8.8 actually

8 POINT MOTHERFUCKING 8. just saw on the news. and 32 foot tsunamis predicted. HOLY. SHIT.
Mar 11 2011 1:41AM
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MitchPee
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I'm in Hokkaido now and we felt it for a while. Definitely the longest quake I have ever felt. Really bad down south though, it caused some tsunamis and hit coastal towns really hard. Hope everyone is okay because by the looks of things some towns were completely destroyed.
Mar 11 2011 1:43AM
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Cufe.
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I feel bad for them, but at least they where prepared

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Mar 11 2011 1:43AM
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eldridge
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d000d weak shit vibes to Japan
Mar 11 2011 1:44AM
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7-3instacall
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XX XII

Mar 11 2011 1:44AM
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TheStamos
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8.8 has to be top 5 largest earthquakes in recorded history , that is insane huge.
Mar 11 2011 1:44AM
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Cufe.
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MMXII
Mar 11 2011 1:45AM
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skeedle
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dude thats intense! i hope it doesn't tsunami.
Mar 11 2011 1:45AM
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CAPSLOCK*
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mostly this
Mar 11 2011 1:46AM
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GayWolf420
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Its on the news. Videos of the rushing water and aftermath of the waves were just shown. Holy shit. It was ripping the bridge completely apart.
Mar 11 2011 1:47AM
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p-fo
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just make sure that you stay at least 32 feet above sea level tonight. you should be fine.
Mar 11 2011 1:47AM
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klayer_9
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damn......
Mar 11 2011 1:48AM
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skier_boy26
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Damn, they had an 8.3 like 8 years ago or something.

8.8 is fucking intense.
Mar 11 2011 1:49AM
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eldridge
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what news?
Mar 11 2011 1:50AM
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pinhead_larry
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Jesus Christ. Hopefully its not just a slaughter
Mar 11 2011 1:52AM
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GayWolf420
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CNN. Its got live shots and shit. Cars floating around and stuff. Gnarly. I guess the worst part hasn't even hit. Theres like a massive wave out in the ocean moving closer and closer to shorelines. Fucking crazy.
Mar 11 2011 1:52AM
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eldridge
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link please?
Mar 11 2011 1:55AM
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MagSeven
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Yeah, it was a big one. My building was really shaking and creaking. Pretty scary and lasted a long time. And the aftershocks are still going on as I'm typing.

I've been watching the news, and yeah, big tsunami. its probably gonna be pretty nasty, as about now is the time kids are gonna be around on the streets walking home from school.

I've got a good friend on the southern coast of Hokkaido where there's warnings of the Tsunami moving up to hit. I hope she's gonna be ok, at least they have some warning so they can evacuate.

Mar 11 2011 1:56AM
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BMB
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great, infamy on my birthday, an omen for sure.
Mar 11 2011 1:56AM
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TheHamburglar
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oh shit, thats fucked
Mar 11 2011 1:58AM
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GayWolf420
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Oh shit. 8.9 magnitude.
Mar 11 2011 1:58AM
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Just_Send_It
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Mar 11 2011 1:59AM
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MitchPee
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The distance from where I felt it and where it happened is really far. I can only imagine near the epicenter. The Japanese media is going crazy right now, fires everywhere and some very bad tsunamis.

Japan is probably the most equipped for an earthquake and it is still hitting insanely hard. If this had been anywhere else it would have been total devastation.
Mar 11 2011 2:01AM
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eldridge
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where is this live video you speak of?
Mar 11 2011 2:01AM
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ImNotARacist
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Japan is gonna sink.
Mar 11 2011 2:01AM
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Balto
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cnn
Mar 11 2011 2:03AM
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GayWolf420
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Its on TV. This is unbelieveable. Its like a huge slide/wave of mud and houses and debri with fire just destroying everything in its path. Its live too. Some cars with people in them got fucked up. Im sure they are goners.
Mar 11 2011 2:03AM
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MagSeven
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Some English news and video:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598

Mar 11 2011 2:03AM
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_Jesus_
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Its 8.9 now
Mar 11 2011 2:06AM
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TheStamos
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Its not funny.
Mar 11 2011 2:07AM
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GayWolf420
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Yeah no kidding. This is scary shit. Theres traffic jams of cars trying to escape and people running for their lives. Its sad.
Mar 11 2011 2:08AM
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paige.
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CNN stream:
Apparently water is hitting the shore at 800km/hr. Tsunami warnings for Russia, Guam, all over.
Mar 11 2011 2:08AM
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garrettwiz
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does anyone know if its effecting china? my sisters there on break.
Mar 11 2011 2:09AM
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ImNotARacist
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Who said it was funny?
Mar 11 2011 2:09AM
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BdoubleU
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Not a good way to start a friday morning...

Mad vibes to Japan and everyone affected by this monsterous earthquake :(

Mar 11 2011 2:09AM
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PacificRimJob
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Japanese guys who live next door to me are extremely concearned....

Seeing as they have had quakes in the past that were pretty big, an theyre semi-used to them, that's saying something...
Mar 11 2011 2:10AM
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GayWolf420
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Theres a huge fucking wave off of shore coming in. Japan is gone. This is just rediculous.
Mar 11 2011 2:11AM
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Bonzalo
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Man last year were Haiti and Chile and now Nz and Japan, this shit is fucked.
Mar 11 2011 2:12AM
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BdoubleU
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ahhh on the live stream cnn just announced ANOTHER 7.1 just hit off the shore again.

hope thats correct. Jesus christ. RIP to the ones who've passed

Mar 11 2011 2:12AM
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GayWolf420
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This wave is fucking massive. Oh my god.
Mar 11 2011 2:13AM
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MagSeven
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Alot of my colleagues were playing it kinda cool when the earthquake and aftershocks actually hit, as they feel them frequently. (And in Hokkaido, we're a long way from the epicentre) But now that the news is coming in about how serious it was, there are alot of serious and concerned faces. Alot of calls being made to relatives.

8.9 makes it the 7th strongest earthquake ever.

Mar 11 2011 2:14AM
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Rockhound
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that is absolutely terrifying... vibes to everyone being affected.

me, i have two japanese exchange students staying with my family right now... but they're asleep right now... what do.
Mar 11 2011 2:15AM
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GayWolf420
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Pray for their families. This is soo damn scary. Those waves were huge and thats not even the worst of it.
Mar 11 2011 2:16AM
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PhilboydStudge
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Woah there Gnartron...


2012 for sure.
Mar 11 2011 2:16AM
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BdoubleU
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omg plz dont wipe out japan :( this is horrible.
Mar 11 2011 2:16AM
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rudager
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SHEEEEEEEEEET
Hope everything turns out alright
Mar 11 2011 2:17AM
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