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Unbelievable…

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8000 times stronger than the Christ Church quake a few weeks ago…

Excellent article with a lot of pictures and video links as well as facts about this major event.

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Japan earthquake latest: Cruise ship and bullet train go missing as Hawaii and Pacific are put on alert for 33-foot tsunami waves

A large number of tourists are thought to be among 400 passengers feared drowned after a high-speed bullet train and cruise ship went missing following the devastating Japanese earthquake earlier today.The massive earthquake – 8,000 times stronger than the one that hist New Zealand last month – sent a catastrophic 33 foot tsunami hurtling across the Pacific Ocean.

Thousands of people were forced to flee for their lives as the massive wave bore down on them, sweeping away everything in its path.

This afternoon, the Japanese declared a state of emergency at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima after the 8.9 quake caused the cooling system to fail.

Meanwhile, a ship carrying 100 people was swept away by the tsunami and bullet train carrying hundreds of passengers in the Miyagi region was missing. Their fate is unknown.

Terrifying: The tsunami slams into the shore line along Iwanuma in northern Japan after the 8.9 eathquake struck today
Terrifying: The tsunami slams into the shore line along Iwanuma in northern Japan after the 8.9 eathquake struck today

 

Overwhelmed: The tsunami engulfs a residential area in Natori, Miyagi
Overwhelmed: The tsunami engulfs a residential area in Natori, Miyagi

 

At least 200 to 300 bodies have been found in Sendai city, while dozens others were reported to have been killed in other areas of Japan.

Miyagi police also said that a ship carrying more than 100 people was washed away by a tsunami, without providing more details.

The death toll has now risen to 300 but it is feared thousands more are at risk as the true scale of the devastation becomes apparent and the tsunami rips across the ocean.

Tsunami warnings have been issued across the entire Pacific, as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast.

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The quote that caught my attention was:

“There aren’t many instances in which such a large earthquake occurs right after a magnitude 7-class quake,” said an official at the agency. “This is a highly unusual case.”

We need to start paying attention and make sure we are on the right path!  The narrow road is one of faith, believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, His resurrection.  Accept His gift to us, it is not through works but through faith in Him that we receive our salvation.

We are not in control.

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Agency: North American plate snapped upward...

Latest Temblor An Interplate Quake: Meteorological Agency

TOKYO (Nikkei)–The major earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on Friday had the hallmarks of an interplate quake, which occurs at the boundary between two tectonic plates.

At the area near the epicenter, the North American plate, on which part of the Japanese archipelago lies, slips under the Pacific plate. The temblor was likely triggered when the North American plate snapped upward, releasing the accumulated strain.

A whirlpool caused by the quake-triggered tsunami at Tomakomai port in Hokkaido.

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The pictures speak for themselves.  Our prayers go out to our brothers and sisters in Japan, may God be with you.

Summary: 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck with a tsunami following w/ 10 meter (33 ft) wall wave.

It was the 6th largest earthquake ever recorded…

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Pictures courtesy of NYT and Fox News and The Gazette

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