Earthquake

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:23 am

OJIYA, Japan -- Another powerful earthquake has hit Japan, two days after a series of deadly tremors rattled the same area killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 1,200.

Earthquake

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:01 am

its a scary thought... japan that is the worlds the most prepared and well-educated country on earthquakes, the earthquake still manages to do the damage it does... just shows u the scale of things compared to us, whatever we do, we can never even hope to come close to overccoming nature...

T-Shirt · Post by **T-Shirt** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:11 am

Big quake, fairly shallow.
We hade a quake that size here in 2001, and some things still aren't fixed.

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:37 am

The only earthquake I ever experienced was when I was in 3rd grade and the New Madrid Fault (which is like 30 miles away from home) trembled. I didn't realize what was going on until after it was over. I cannot imagine going through a big one!

T-Shirt · Post by **T-Shirt** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:20 pm

It's a different (sort of queasy) feeling.
and mostly by the time you figure out what happening , and (hopefully) get in a safe spot, it's over.
but they say that in this area, mega quakes (8+) happen every 300 years (last one was January,1700

) and it will not only be more intense, but shake for up 3 minutes

. Many/most buildings will be damaged, and there should be plenty of time to stop screaming and look around