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campestre · Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 46 Location: Japan

I know that we're on the ring of
fire, we should not be complacent.

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/zoom/events/?lon=141.3233&lat=36.3942

i've been watching this for months.

Jon Taylor · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 238 Location: Tokyo

Interesting...

There was another tonight (8/ Cool

to add to the ever growing total.

Are there more earthquakes than usual this year ?

I have only been in Japan for 4 months and they are a weekly event in the Chiba region.

Is this normal ?

campestre · Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 46 Location: Japan

not of this magnitude no.

stretch · Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 59

Can you say Tokai earthquake...?
It's coming...when...who knows? Better not to think about it. Just ride the seismic waves.

Nismo · Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 520

There is no method of determening when an earthquake will take place. The Big Earthquake� has been about to hit for decades now. Any day, right? It's the great urban myth. Oh, not to mention that it's going to hit in Tokyo. Also, it's going to hit in Hokkaido. Oh, it's going to hit Osaka, too. Actually, where ever you live, that's where it's going to hit.

Hell, you can say anything is going to happen someday, and there is a good chance that it will, given enough time having passed. I'll make a prediction - there is going to be a big typhoon that hits Japan! ETA unknown.

moot point · Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 441

A fifth plate was recently discovered. That throws most estimates off.