http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12japan.html 4 million people affected. Many countries under Tsunami watch after the 8.9 earthquake.
The following list gives estimated times of arrival for locations along the North American Pacific coast from a tsunami generated at the given source location. The list is ordered by arrival time starting with the earliest. Since tsunami speed is directly related to water depth, tsunami ETAs can be computed independent of tsunami amplitude. THE LISTING OF A TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME BELOW DOES NOT INDICATE A WAVE IS IMMINENT. The listed arrival time is the initial wave arrival. Tsunamis can be dangerous for many hours after arrival, and the initial wave is not necessarily the largest. http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/01/webetalhvpd9-01.txt
Bitchin' Been watching the whole thing live, I hope they will have footage of it first hitting Hawaii.
I have been watching this and I'm so sad for everyone who has been impacted. It's just so awful that no words can describe it.
Really tragic. My thoughts are with the people in the region. I hope they are able to make it through this.
Umm what do you mean why? You gotta ask nature or God, I know I'm a wise man but I don't have the answer to everything.....
I have friends and family in Japan. They all say it was the scariest earthquake they've ever seen, but they are very happy it happened up north. If that 8.9 hit tokyo, Japan would've been finished both economically and structurally. That and I highly doubt they would've been safe. I'm just glad it happened where it did.
You sound too buffoonish at times...if not, almost most of the time. And with a response like that, you are pretty damn prudish.
I just got off the phone with my girlfriend in Hawaii....all is good there, they just had large waves coming in and going way out...they had sirens going off all night, but no damage....but Japan, my prayers go out to all the families there...