7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan; Tsunami Alert Issued 313
There is breaking news that a 7.4 Magnitude Quake has hit off the coast of Japan, and a Tsuanmi warning has been made. Please post updates in the comments.
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Re:Fastest slashdot story ever! (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Fastest slashdot story ever! (Score:5, Interesting)
This one lasted a good 2 minutes, steady shake once it got going. Trying to get back to sleep here in Chiba Prefecture.
Earth-Pissed Japanese in Space (Score:2, Interesting)
It's the psychological damage from repeated quakes that'll be the worse. Gaia's just rubbing salt in the japanese open flesh wound, over and over. If I'd be japanese, I'd be quite cross at this fucking planet. Cue in massive JAXA funding for moonbase in 3, 2, 1...
Re:trains (Score:5, Interesting)
FWIW I was riding on the shinkansen(headed to Germany for a bit since I didn't have water and food at my place
Re:Fastest slashdot story ever! (Score:1, Interesting)
Off-topic, but what's up with Slashdot links and FF4? Tried to go look at the images and the link didn't work. Had to copy & paste.