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Art_from_Ark

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9. We just had another earthquake this morning

Reply to suffragette (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 08:52 PM

Mar 2012

Around 4:20, >5.0 magnitude. Looks like the epicenter was about 30-40 miles from my house. These early morning earthquakes are getting to be a semi-regular occurrence. Who needs alarm clocks when Mother Nature can shake you out of bed?

http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/20120316042000.html?c=3

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Strong earthquake hits Japan [View all] CountAllVotes Mar 2012 OP

Oh dear dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #1

Actually, there have been two earthquakes of M6.1 or greater today in Japan Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #2

Glad to hear all is ok, Art suffragette Mar 2012 #4

Thanks for the kind words Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #5

That sounds nervewracking suffragette Mar 2012 #8

We just had another earthquake this morning Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #9

I remember some morning ones from California suffragette Mar 2012 #10

Fortunately, they are only blue dots Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #11

Yikes - liquefaction is scary stuff suffragette Mar 2012 #12

Liquefaction was a big problem near Tokyo Disneyland last year Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #13

We have many old brick buildings in areas prone to liquefaction here suffragette Mar 2012 #14

I mentioned the recent earthquakes here in Ibaraki last night Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #15

Almost exactly 1 year since "the big one" MiniMe Mar 2012 #3

It's quaking quite a bit over there right now. FourScore Mar 2012 #6

Those poor people eyewall Mar 2012 #7