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scooby_doo_do
15-11-06, 11:57
Looks quite bad :-( its on sky at the moment

Following an earthquake of 8.1, A tsunami is set to hit north and eastern Japan.

Meteorological experts say the giant waves are expected at 1210 GMT.

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Kopite
15-11-06, 12:01
6 foot waves by the sounds, hope everyone's gonna be alright
Thorin
15-11-06, 12:02
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6150538.stm

:(
Charlotte
15-11-06, 12:03
Well at least they have warning systems in place. Hopefully people will manage to get away from the coast before it strikes. :(
Ian R
15-11-06, 12:10
Thats not good lets hope they don't hit
scooby_doo_do
15-11-06, 12:11
wathing it o the tv in the office - they've just said they expect the wave to be going 600mph :rolleyes:

hope everyone gets out of the way of this and are all ok. Its due to hit anytime now.
grahamc
15-11-06, 12:12
I hope so...
Daston
15-11-06, 12:12
Damn that sucks....Is Jurgans RX7 and Auro top going to be ok??

Do hope it dosnt cause much damage or dosnt reach them.
Scoboblio
15-11-06, 12:20
By comparison, the boxing day 2004 tsunami was caused by a 9.3 magnatude earthquake and generated waves of up to 20 meters.

Hopefully this won't be too bad since they'd had a bit of warning this time.
Jake
15-11-06, 12:22
they've just said they expect the wave to be going 600mph Eh? That can't be right.
RedM
15-11-06, 12:25
Eh? That can't be right.

Live from Wikipedia:
Because a Tsunami behaves like a 'shallow water wave,' its speed is based on the depth of the water. Typically, a tsunami wave will travel across a deep ocean at an average speed of 400 to 500 mph.
Ian R
15-11-06, 12:47
I thought it would be restricted to 112mph
Thorin
15-11-06, 12:50
I thought it would be restricted to 112mph

:rlol:
osso
15-11-06, 12:53
I bet nothing happens!
Ian R
15-11-06, 12:56
First wave hit was 1/2 metre high
Ewen
15-11-06, 13:31
I thought it would be restricted to 112mph

:d shouldnt laugh really, but that was funny
Pete
15-11-06, 14:20
A small tsunami has hit northern Japan, according to the country's meteorological agency (JMA).

It said a 40cm (16 inches) wave hit Nemuro port in the Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido.
I hope they had their wellies on or it could be a disaster!
jim_supra
15-11-06, 16:15
A small tsunami has hit northern Japan, according to the country's meteorological agency (JMA).

It said a 40cm (16 inches) wave hit Nemuro port in the Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido.

I hope they had their wellies on or it could be a disaster!

Apparently several sandcastles were completely destroyed.
Sean1933
15-11-06, 16:25
I thought it would be restricted to 112mph


Good one LOL

:d
LeeT
15-11-06, 16:47
I thought it would be restricted to 112mph

:rlol: