Earthquake

[imomus]

Anybody in Japan with eyewitness reports of the strong earthquake that just happened there? BBC TV just had a very shaky video clip showing both the Tokyo tower and the Mori Roppongi Hills building shuddering for what looked like a rather long time.

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[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

If the first of the three quakes was indeed 6.8, then it was stronger than the devastating earthquake that struck Bam, which was around 6.6.

By most accounts, the Japanese are quite adept at engineering structures that can withstand severe tremors (floating foundations, dampers, etc.). I certainly hope their engineers served them well in this instance.

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