Re: New quake southwest of Tokyo shakes confidence

[Guest guest]

Hi all. I have a concern I thought u might be able to address. Marsha and I r

supposed to go on a cruise of the west coast of mexico (los cabos, puero

vellarta) end of march. Sets sail from san diego. I havent heard mexico

mentioned as possibly being hit by tsunamis or other disasters r/t Japan

earthquakes, but I am concerned as it seems to me that if CA is at risk, so is

Mexico and the surounding ocean. Can u shed some light on this from ur

knowledge? I'd really like to know if my concerns have any basis in terms of

geological reality. Thanks.

week end of march

>

> http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20110315/japan-shizuoka-earthquake-110315/

>

> New quake southwest of Tokyo shakes confidence

>

> CTV.ca News Staff

>

> Date: Tue. Mar. 15 2011 11:27 AM ET

>

> Tokyo was rocked by a massive tremor on Tuesday, compounding the fears of

residents already gripped by concerns that nuclear radiation from a damaged

power plant could reach the city.

>

> According to the Japan Meteorological Society, the quake struck the

Shizuoka-ken Tobu region southwest of Tokyo at approximately 10:30 p.m. local

time. It rumbled from a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres, with a

magnitude of 6.0.

>

> Freelance journalist had been in Tokyo, but headed for the

Shizuoka region on Tuesday amidst fears radiation from a damaged nuclear plant

in the country's northeast was headed for the capital.

>

> " People have been fleeing to this area thinking that they would get away from

that active fault line, get away from the earthquakes and get away from the

radiation possibilities, " told CTV in a telephone interview from his

hotel room in Shizuoka prefecture, less than 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

>

> " So right now we're thinking: 'Where can we go in Japan?', " he added,

describing the doubts among those who joined the exodus from Tokyo earlier in

the day.

>

> " A lot of people left the city, including myself, " said, explaining

that many assumed the area around Japan's iconic Mount Fuji was safe.

>

> " It's in a totally different part of the country than the other ones have

been, " he said.

>

> Tokyo residents had been told Tuesday that the danger posed by radiation

leaking from the Dai-ichi nuclear plant in the Fukushima prefecture some 240

kilometres northeast of the city was minimal.

>

> But that didn't stop many from fleeing the densely populated metropolis, and

did little to calm the panic among those who chose to stay.

>

> Many stores have run out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans, sleeping

bags and other survival gear. Shops have also been cleared staple foods.

>

> " People are getting angry when they go to stores now and can't see very basic

things like bread or rice and that's in Tokyo, " said, describing the

panic buying he witnessed amongst people rushing to stock up on basic

necessities.

>

> Flights Diverted

>

> Although the damage from the quake and tsunami that struck on March 11 was

centred on four prefectures in the country's northeast, the repercussions

continue to be felt around the country.

>

> In addition to rolling power blackouts, train service has been disrupted and

there are long lines of travellers at the country's international airports.

>

> Responding to the huge delays at Narita International Airport, which is

located about 65 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, Germany's Lufthansa airline

announced on Tuesday that it will now divert its daily flights to the Japanese

capital.

>

> The German carrier's daily flight from furt to Tokyo will instead land at

Nagoya, while flights from Munich will be rerouted to Osaka.

>

> Lufthansa spokesperson Jachnow said the changes will remain in effect

until Sunday, at least.

>

> " From the other cities we'll be able to offer a more stable flight schedule,

which is also a preventive measure, " Jachnow said.

>

> With files from The Associated Press

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all. I have a concern I thought u might be able to address. Marsha and I r

supposed to go on a cruise of the west coast of mexico (los cabos, puero

vellarta) end of march. Sets sail from san diego. I havent heard mexico

mentioned as possibly being hit by tsunamis or other disasters r/t Japan

earthquakes, but I am concerned as it seems to me that if CA is at risk, so is

Mexico and the surounding ocean. Can u shed some light on this from ur

knowledge? I'd really like to know if my concerns have any basis in terms of

geological reality. Thanks.

week end of march

>

> http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20110315/japan-shizuoka-earthquake-110315/

>

> New quake southwest of Tokyo shakes confidence

>

> CTV.ca News Staff

>

> Date: Tue. Mar. 15 2011 11:27 AM ET

>

> Tokyo was rocked by a massive tremor on Tuesday, compounding the fears of

residents already gripped by concerns that nuclear radiation from a damaged

power plant could reach the city.

>

> According to the Japan Meteorological Society, the quake struck the

Shizuoka-ken Tobu region southwest of Tokyo at approximately 10:30 p.m. local

time. It rumbled from a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres, with a

magnitude of 6.0.

>

> Freelance journalist had been in Tokyo, but headed for the

Shizuoka region on Tuesday amidst fears radiation from a damaged nuclear plant

in the country's northeast was headed for the capital.

>

> " People have been fleeing to this area thinking that they would get away from

that active fault line, get away from the earthquakes and get away from the

radiation possibilities, " told CTV in a telephone interview from his

hotel room in Shizuoka prefecture, less than 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

>

> " So right now we're thinking: 'Where can we go in Japan?', " he added,

describing the doubts among those who joined the exodus from Tokyo earlier in

the day.

>

> " A lot of people left the city, including myself, " said, explaining

that many assumed the area around Japan's iconic Mount Fuji was safe.

>

> " It's in a totally different part of the country than the other ones have

been, " he said.

>

> Tokyo residents had been told Tuesday that the danger posed by radiation

leaking from the Dai-ichi nuclear plant in the Fukushima prefecture some 240

kilometres northeast of the city was minimal.

>

> But that didn't stop many from fleeing the densely populated metropolis, and

did little to calm the panic among those who chose to stay.

>

> Many stores have run out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans, sleeping

bags and other survival gear. Shops have also been cleared staple foods.

>

> " People are getting angry when they go to stores now and can't see very basic

things like bread or rice and that's in Tokyo, " said, describing the

panic buying he witnessed amongst people rushing to stock up on basic

necessities.

>

> Flights Diverted

>

> Although the damage from the quake and tsunami that struck on March 11 was

centred on four prefectures in the country's northeast, the repercussions

continue to be felt around the country.

>

> In addition to rolling power blackouts, train service has been disrupted and

there are long lines of travellers at the country's international airports.

>

> Responding to the huge delays at Narita International Airport, which is

located about 65 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, Germany's Lufthansa airline

announced on Tuesday that it will now divert its daily flights to the Japanese

capital.

>

> The German carrier's daily flight from furt to Tokyo will instead land at

Nagoya, while flights from Munich will be rerouted to Osaka.

>

> Lufthansa spokesperson Jachnow said the changes will remain in effect

until Sunday, at least.

>

> " From the other cities we'll be able to offer a more stable flight schedule,

which is also a preventive measure, " Jachnow said.

>

> With files from The Associated Press

>

[Guest guest]

"Hi all. I have a concern I thought u might be able to address. Marsha and I rsupposed to go on a cruise of the west coast of mexico (los cabos, puerovellarta) end of march. Sets sail from san diego. I havent heard mexicomentioned as possibly being hit by tsunamis or other disasters r/t Japanearthquakes, but I am concerned as it seems to me that if CA is at risk, so isMexico and the surounding ocean. Can u shed some light on this from urknowledge? I'd really like to know if my concerns have any basis in terms ofgeological reality. Thanks."

Get out a map and run your finger along the west coast of North, Central, and South America. There is a fault line that runs up the entire coast. As you can see, Baja California, Mexico, is splitting off from Mexico. The continuation of that split is the San s fault and/or another fault. That split will go all the way through California in a hundred million years or so. That's what geologists mean when they say California is going to "fault into the ocean."

You have heard of the giant earthquakes in Chile. A series of lesser quakes have moved up the coast since then, but to date, nothing major has hit California. Scientists believe that tension may be increasing along the fault lines in California all the way up to the west coast of Canada.

There is no way to predict and earthquake, but two factors raise the risk of quakes along the west coast:

1) The release of tension on other areas of the plate has not eased tension on the California coast.

2) Historically, when the fault let go in Chile during other geologic periods, it was not long after that the fault let go all the way up the plate boundary.

A theory that is not taken seriously is also causing consternation. The theory is that the moon will be closer to earth than it has been in a long time on the 19th of March, and its gravitationl pull (which is significant enough to control the earth's tides and cause a slight bending in the shape of the earth) will have a stronger pull because of its proximity. Some believe there will be a lot of earthquakes on the 19th or a lot of quakes that are triggered over a period of time beginning on the 19th.

The types of quakes that would occur around the Pacific plates are mostly the kind that will cause tsunamis. This is because the plate is subducting under the continental plate. Though it does not seem this way to us, the continental plates are flexible. They are being pulled under as the pacific plate subducts beneath them. Sometimes, they spring back, and when they do, they displace an enormous amount of water which goes traveling across the oceans and rebounding off the shores.

Not every quake triggers a significant tsunami.

The thing to remember though, is that this last quake sped up our days by a millionth of a second or so, and tilted the earth's axis by about six inches. This means that the earth is rotating faster and it is exposed to the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon in a slightly different way which could in theory cause new faults to release their stress. You should also keep in mind that the Chilean earthquake has had a similar effect, so the earth is really spinning around on its axis faster, and with a slightly different wobble than any time in recent geological history. What effect that will have on the plates is not known.

Will an earthquake of significance happen in the near future? I don't know, but I do believe we have another significant one due in Haiti, and along the North American coast within the ext few years. I am not entirely convinced that we are done seeing activity in Japan either.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

"Hi all. I have a concern I thought u might be able to address. Marsha and I rsupposed to go on a cruise of the west coast of mexico (los cabos, puerovellarta) end of march. Sets sail from san diego. I havent heard mexicomentioned as possibly being hit by tsunamis or other disasters r/t Japanearthquakes, but I am concerned as it seems to me that if CA is at risk, so isMexico and the surounding ocean. Can u shed some light on this from urknowledge? I'd really like to know if my concerns have any basis in terms ofgeological reality. Thanks."

Get out a map and run your finger along the west coast of North, Central, and South America. There is a fault line that runs up the entire coast. As you can see, Baja California, Mexico, is splitting off from Mexico. The continuation of that split is the San s fault and/or another fault. That split will go all the way through California in a hundred million years or so. That's what geologists mean when they say California is going to "fault into the ocean."

You have heard of the giant earthquakes in Chile. A series of lesser quakes have moved up the coast since then, but to date, nothing major has hit California. Scientists believe that tension may be increasing along the fault lines in California all the way up to the west coast of Canada.

There is no way to predict and earthquake, but two factors raise the risk of quakes along the west coast:

1) The release of tension on other areas of the plate has not eased tension on the California coast.

2) Historically, when the fault let go in Chile during other geologic periods, it was not long after that the fault let go all the way up the plate boundary.

A theory that is not taken seriously is also causing consternation. The theory is that the moon will be closer to earth than it has been in a long time on the 19th of March, and its gravitationl pull (which is significant enough to control the earth's tides and cause a slight bending in the shape of the earth) will have a stronger pull because of its proximity. Some believe there will be a lot of earthquakes on the 19th or a lot of quakes that are triggered over a period of time beginning on the 19th.

The types of quakes that would occur around the Pacific plates are mostly the kind that will cause tsunamis. This is because the plate is subducting under the continental plate. Though it does not seem this way to us, the continental plates are flexible. They are being pulled under as the pacific plate subducts beneath them. Sometimes, they spring back, and when they do, they displace an enormous amount of water which goes traveling across the oceans and rebounding off the shores.

Not every quake triggers a significant tsunami.

The thing to remember though, is that this last quake sped up our days by a millionth of a second or so, and tilted the earth's axis by about six inches. This means that the earth is rotating faster and it is exposed to the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon in a slightly different way which could in theory cause new faults to release their stress. You should also keep in mind that the Chilean earthquake has had a similar effect, so the earth is really spinning around on its axis faster, and with a slightly different wobble than any time in recent geological history. What effect that will have on the plates is not known.

Will an earthquake of significance happen in the near future? I don't know, but I do believe we have another significant one due in Haiti, and along the North American coast within the ext few years. I am not entirely convinced that we are done seeing activity in Japan either.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

Hi all. I have a concern I thought u might be able to address. Marsha and I r

supposed to go on a cruise of the west coast of mexico (los cabos, puero

vellarta) end of march. Sets sail from san diego. I havent heard mexico

mentioned as possibly being hit by tsunamis or other disasters r/t Japan

earthquakes, but I am concerned as it seems to me that if CA is at risk, so is

Mexico and the surounding ocean. Can u shed some light on this from ur

knowledge? I'd really like to know if my concerns have any basis in terms of

geological reality. Thanks.

week end of march

>

> http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20110315/japan-shizuoka-earthquake-110315/

>

> New quake southwest of Tokyo shakes confidence

>

> CTV.ca News Staff

>

> Date: Tue. Mar. 15 2011 11:27 AM ET

>

> Tokyo was rocked by a massive tremor on Tuesday, compounding the fears of

residents already gripped by concerns that nuclear radiation from a damaged

power plant could reach the city.

>

> According to the Japan Meteorological Society, the quake struck the

Shizuoka-ken Tobu region southwest of Tokyo at approximately 10:30 p.m. local

time. It rumbled from a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres, with a

magnitude of 6.0.

>

> Freelance journalist had been in Tokyo, but headed for the

Shizuoka region on Tuesday amidst fears radiation from a damaged nuclear plant

in the country's northeast was headed for the capital.

>

> " People have been fleeing to this area thinking that they would get away from

that active fault line, get away from the earthquakes and get away from the

radiation possibilities, " told CTV in a telephone interview from his

hotel room in Shizuoka prefecture, less than 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

>

> " So right now we're thinking: 'Where can we go in Japan?', " he added,

describing the doubts among those who joined the exodus from Tokyo earlier in

the day.

>

> " A lot of people left the city, including myself, " said, explaining

that many assumed the area around Japan's iconic Mount Fuji was safe.

>

> " It's in a totally different part of the country than the other ones have

been, " he said.

>

> Tokyo residents had been told Tuesday that the danger posed by radiation

leaking from the Dai-ichi nuclear plant in the Fukushima prefecture some 240

kilometres northeast of the city was minimal.

>

> But that didn't stop many from fleeing the densely populated metropolis, and

did little to calm the panic among those who chose to stay.

>

> Many stores have run out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans, sleeping

bags and other survival gear. Shops have also been cleared staple foods.

>

> " People are getting angry when they go to stores now and can't see very basic

things like bread or rice and that's in Tokyo, " said, describing the

panic buying he witnessed amongst people rushing to stock up on basic

necessities.

>

> Flights Diverted

>

> Although the damage from the quake and tsunami that struck on March 11 was

centred on four prefectures in the country's northeast, the repercussions

continue to be felt around the country.

>

> In addition to rolling power blackouts, train service has been disrupted and

there are long lines of travellers at the country's international airports.

>

> Responding to the huge delays at Narita International Airport, which is

located about 65 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, Germany's Lufthansa airline

announced on Tuesday that it will now divert its daily flights to the Japanese

capital.

>

> The German carrier's daily flight from furt to Tokyo will instead land at

Nagoya, while flights from Munich will be rerouted to Osaka.

>

> Lufthansa spokesperson Jachnow said the changes will remain in effect

until Sunday, at least.

>

> " From the other cities we'll be able to offer a more stable flight schedule,

which is also a preventive measure, " Jachnow said.

>

> With files from The Associated Press

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all. I have a concern I thought u might be able to address. Marsha and I r

supposed to go on a cruise of the west coast of mexico (los cabos, puero

vellarta) end of march. Sets sail from san diego. I havent heard mexico

mentioned as possibly being hit by tsunamis or other disasters r/t Japan

earthquakes, but I am concerned as it seems to me that if CA is at risk, so is

Mexico and the surounding ocean. Can u shed some light on this from ur

knowledge? I'd really like to know if my concerns have any basis in terms of

geological reality. Thanks.

week end of march

>

> http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20110315/japan-shizuoka-earthquake-110315/

>

> New quake southwest of Tokyo shakes confidence

>

> CTV.ca News Staff

>

> Date: Tue. Mar. 15 2011 11:27 AM ET

>

> Tokyo was rocked by a massive tremor on Tuesday, compounding the fears of

residents already gripped by concerns that nuclear radiation from a damaged

power plant could reach the city.

>

> According to the Japan Meteorological Society, the quake struck the

Shizuoka-ken Tobu region southwest of Tokyo at approximately 10:30 p.m. local

time. It rumbled from a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres, with a

magnitude of 6.0.

>

> Freelance journalist had been in Tokyo, but headed for the

Shizuoka region on Tuesday amidst fears radiation from a damaged nuclear plant

in the country's northeast was headed for the capital.

>

> " People have been fleeing to this area thinking that they would get away from

that active fault line, get away from the earthquakes and get away from the

radiation possibilities, " told CTV in a telephone interview from his

hotel room in Shizuoka prefecture, less than 100 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

>

> " So right now we're thinking: 'Where can we go in Japan?', " he added,

describing the doubts among those who joined the exodus from Tokyo earlier in

the day.

>

> " A lot of people left the city, including myself, " said, explaining

that many assumed the area around Japan's iconic Mount Fuji was safe.

>

> " It's in a totally different part of the country than the other ones have

been, " he said.

>

> Tokyo residents had been told Tuesday that the danger posed by radiation

leaking from the Dai-ichi nuclear plant in the Fukushima prefecture some 240

kilometres northeast of the city was minimal.

>

> But that didn't stop many from fleeing the densely populated metropolis, and

did little to calm the panic among those who chose to stay.

>

> Many stores have run out of radios, flashlights, candles, fuel cans, sleeping

bags and other survival gear. Shops have also been cleared staple foods.

>

> " People are getting angry when they go to stores now and can't see very basic

things like bread or rice and that's in Tokyo, " said, describing the

panic buying he witnessed amongst people rushing to stock up on basic

necessities.

>

> Flights Diverted

>

> Although the damage from the quake and tsunami that struck on March 11 was

centred on four prefectures in the country's northeast, the repercussions

continue to be felt around the country.

>

> In addition to rolling power blackouts, train service has been disrupted and

there are long lines of travellers at the country's international airports.

>

> Responding to the huge delays at Narita International Airport, which is

located about 65 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, Germany's Lufthansa airline

announced on Tuesday that it will now divert its daily flights to the Japanese

capital.

>

> The German carrier's daily flight from furt to Tokyo will instead land at

Nagoya, while flights from Munich will be rerouted to Osaka.

>

> Lufthansa spokesperson Jachnow said the changes will remain in effect

until Sunday, at least.

>

> " From the other cities we'll be able to offer a more stable flight schedule,

which is also a preventive measure, " Jachnow said.

>

> With files from The Associated Press

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks and . I knew I'd get honest information on which to base

our decision from the two of you. On another note...update on ...he's

attending grad school to teach English on the middle or high school level.

Grades have been excellent as has his internship ratings. Will have his masters

at the end of the summer. He's still dating Jaclyn and they arw talking about

getting married a year or so after he graduates. Marsha and I r very proud of

him.... Louise

>

>

> " Hi all. I have a concern I thought u might be able to address. Marsha

> and I r

> supposed to go on a cruise of the west coast of mexico (los cabos, puero

> vellarta) end of march. Sets sail from san diego. I havent heard mexico

> mentioned as possibly being hit by tsunamis or other disasters r/t Japan

> earthquakes, but I am concerned as it seems to me that if CA is at risk,

> so is

> Mexico and the surounding ocean. Can u shed some light on this from ur

> knowledge? I'd really like to know if my concerns have any basis in

> terms of

> geological reality. Thanks. "

>

> Get out a map and run your finger along the west coast of North,

> Central, and South America. There is a fault line that runs up the

> entire coast. As you can see, Baja California, Mexico, is splitting off

> from Mexico. The continuation of that split is the San s fault

> and/or another fault. That split will go all the way through California

> in a hundred million years or so. That's what geologists mean when they

> say California is going to " fault into the ocean. "

>

> You have heard of the giant earthquakes in Chile. A series of lesser

> quakes have moved up the coast since then, but to date, nothing major

> has hit California. Scientists believe that tension may be increasing

> along the fault lines in California all the way up to the west coast of

> Canada.

>

> There is no way to predict and earthquake, but two factors raise the

> risk of quakes along the west coast:

>

> 1) The release of tension on other areas of the plate has not eased

> tension on the California coast.

>

> 2) Historically, when the fault let go in Chile during other geologic

> periods, it was not long after that the fault let go all the way up the

> plate boundary.

>

> A theory that is not taken seriously is also causing consternation. The

> theory is that the moon will be closer to earth than it has been in a

> long time on the 19th of March, and its gravitationl pull (which is

> significant enough to control the earth's tides and cause a slight

> bending in the shape of the earth) will have a stronger pull because of

> its proximity. Some believe there will be a lot of earthquakes on the

> 19th or a lot of quakes that are triggered over a period of time

> beginning on the 19th.

>

> The types of quakes that would occur around the Pacific plates are

> mostly the kind that will cause tsunamis. This is because the plate is

> subducting under the continental plate. Though it does not seem this way

> to us, the continental plates are flexible. They are being pulled under

> as the pacific plate subducts beneath them. Sometimes, they spring back,

> and when they do, they displace an enormous amount of water which goes

> traveling across the oceans and rebounding off the shores.

>

> Not every quake triggers a significant tsunami.

>

> The thing to remember though, is that this last quake sped up our days

> by a millionth of a second or so, and tilted the earth's axis by about

> six inches. This means that the earth is rotating faster and it is

> exposed to the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon in a slightly

> different way which could in theory cause new faults to release their

> stress. You should also keep in mind that the Chilean earthquake has had

> a similar effect, so the earth is really spinning around on its axis

> faster, and with a slightly different wobble than any time in recent

> geological history. What effect that will have on the plates is not

> known.

>

> Will an earthquake of significance happen in the near future? I don't

> know, but I do believe we have another significant one due in Haiti, and

> along the North American coast within the ext few years. I am not

> entirely convinced that we are done seeing activity in Japan either.

>

>

>

> Administrator

>

[Guest guest]

" Thanks and . I knew I'd get honest information on which to base

our decision from the two of you. On another note...update on ...he's

attending grad school to teach English on the middle or high school level.

Grades have been excellent as has his internship ratings. Will have his masters

at the end of the summer. He's still dating Jaclyn and they arw talking about

getting married a year or so after he graduates. Marsha and I r very proud of

him.... Louise "

Good news. Thanks for the update.

Administrator