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[CGiRanger]

 

[STARSBarry]

 

[Thaedolus]

Not to downplay this or anything but the 2011 earthquake was >9.0, which is orders of magnitude larger in energy released. There are other factors like proximity to the surface, but it’s probably not time to panic.

 

[Fbh]

Just days after that demon spirit rock broke?

Anyway hopefully there weren't any deaths.

 

[Insane Metal]

Ok 2022 you can stop now

 

[Doom85]

Not to downplay this or anything but the 2011 earthquake was >9.0, which is orders of magnitude larger in energy released. There are other factors like proximity to the surface, but it’s probably not time to panic.

That’s somewhat reassuring. I just watched Abroad in Japan’s video where he spent a week with Ken Watanabe in this small town he helped rebuild after the prior disaster. To see more deaths and yet more homes and lives ruined while the prior tragedy is still in their minds would be just cruel. Hoping nothing major occurs and they can continue their restored lives in peace.

 

[SafeOrAlone]

What are the flashes of light in the sky?

 

[Aggelos]

What are the flashes of light in the sky?

probably electrical transformers exploding and blowing up sky-high. Happens during powerful quakes.

 

[CGiRanger]

probably electrical transformers exploding and blowing up sky-high. Happens during powerful quakes.

Resulting in this. Pretty surreal that's for sure:

 

[Wheeljack539]

Resulting in this. Pretty surreal that's for sure:

For those wondering what it says: "Younger brother was coming home and caught the blackout in realtime. This was scary, like a movie."

 

[rofif]

Japan has it fucked.
They really deserve to get a good chunk of Russia after russia is parted

 

[Pagusas]

Japan has it fucked.
They really deserve to get a good chunk of Russia after russia is parted

I'm pretty sure much of Asia would prefer Japan never own any land on the continent after all the atrocities they committed before and during WW2, even if that culture is long gone.

 

[Aggelos]

 

[lachesis]

Scary... I think they actually passed the anniversary of Tohoku earthquake of 2011, just a few days ago.
Hope there's no casualties everyone would stay safe.

 

[DrAspirino]

Just days after that demon spirit rock broke?

Anyway hopefully there weren't any deaths.

For a seismic country like Japan, 7.3 is kinda "minor" (like in my country). Maybe some cracked walls in a house or two and that would be it. When it's above 7.5 or even 8.0, we're talking about really disastrous earthquakes with death counts and such.

Now, put a 7.3 earthquaker anywhere else on the planet and entire cities would be totaled.

 

[El Pistolero]

Covid cases re-emerging in China, Russia invading Ukraine, prices of energy skyrocketing with the accompanying generalized inflation...Now this..2022 is off to a great start!

 

[Wheeljack539]

I live in a suburb of Los Angeles so this is really nothing new to me but what gets me is how to save space many people live in mid-rise to high-rise homes. And the higher you go the more the shaking/swaying is magnified and that terrifies me to no end about getting caught like that. The Whittier quake in '87 was something else but my grandparents lived in the apartment above ours and I remember trying to help pick up a lot of what fell over while in a jitter of nerves from just being one floor up.

Covid cases re-emerging in China, Russia invading Ukraine, prices of energy skyrocketing with the accompanying generalized inflation...Now this..2022 is off to a great start!

And to think Taiwan's still on the menu.