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Mar. 11th, 2011 11:45 amIf anyone is interested, the tsunami did not do much of anything interesting in my neck of the woods. Looks like mainly property damage to boats in harbor.
Mar. 11th, 2011
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Mar. 11th, 2011 10:48 pm"Why is Earth so delicious? And why do we get to be at the top of the food chain*? Think of the poor brine shrimp! Their culinary horizons are very narrow!"
(*nom nom nom STRAWBERRY nom nom*)
* - I know, not 100% literally true, as several creatures can and do eat homo sapiens. I wouldn't say humans have any really systematic predators, though.
(*nom nom nom STRAWBERRY nom nom*)
* - I know, not 100% literally true, as several creatures can and do eat homo sapiens. I wouldn't say humans have any really systematic predators, though.
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Mar. 11th, 2011 11:32 pmDid You Know?
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia_eqs.php
There have been 177 earthquakes "OFF THE EAST COAST OF" or "NEAR THE EAST COAST OF" or in "EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN" since the 8.9 one (obviously this doesn't count the "pre-shocks", of which there were quite a few). Remarkable enough no matter what, but they've all been 4.6 or above, and about 25 have been 6.0 or above. Basically, the area has not stopped shaking for nearly an entire day (if I have my time zones right). At a guess, the Pacific plate has made, is making a rather large movement. I suppose that the New Zealand quakes are related, since that's on the edge of the same plate. I heard of a mention that Japan (not further specified about just what sub-locality) was now a few meters further east than it used to be - if so, that's huge movement in geologic terms (I guess due to subduction of the Pacific plate?).
I repeat![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
enotsola's remark from sometime last year after a sizable quake: the Earth is hatching. Either that or frickin' Lemuria is rising, or Cthulhu, or something.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia_eqs.php
There have been 177 earthquakes "OFF THE EAST COAST OF" or "NEAR THE EAST COAST OF" or in "EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN" since the 8.9 one (obviously this doesn't count the "pre-shocks", of which there were quite a few). Remarkable enough no matter what, but they've all been 4.6 or above, and about 25 have been 6.0 or above. Basically, the area has not stopped shaking for nearly an entire day (if I have my time zones right). At a guess, the Pacific plate has made, is making a rather large movement. I suppose that the New Zealand quakes are related, since that's on the edge of the same plate. I heard of a mention that Japan (not further specified about just what sub-locality) was now a few meters further east than it used to be - if so, that's huge movement in geologic terms (I guess due to subduction of the Pacific plate?).
I repeat
enotsola's remark from sometime last year after a sizable quake: the Earth is hatching. Either that or frickin' Lemuria is rising, or Cthulhu, or something.