This is going to cause a major tsunami in Japan. Ouch

I think it's too far inland for that, Fijiankavaholic

"The only damage I know of right now is serious _cracks_ up to a foot wide."


Ohh man, take that way out of context.

Lordargent, talk about a crappy mental image!!!

If the igloo's a rockin'....

All those penguins and rocks are going to need some serious counseling.

This looks pretty cool on xearth.

Damn,

Farkers have learned nothing from movies. The only way Japan would EVER affected by an underwater catastrophe is if Godzirra was awakened from a long sleep.

Tsunamis?? What cracksmokery......

if a 7.9 hit a major city, would that be disruptive?

PerterNorth, it was felt pretty strongly here in Anchorage were we have about 300,000 people (much to the amazement of some farkers). Not too disruptive, since real Alaskan's aren't afraid of a little shaker like those Namby Pamby Californians.

There's nothing in Alaska except a bunch of oil and a bunch of caribou standing on top of that oil.

Sweet! This quake destroys the wilderness and the oil rises to the top! Go Bush!

Holy shiat, a real, live, Alaskan!

Peter,

A 7.2 hit California in 1952.

It caused 41,000,000 in damage.

And, the Richter scale is exponential. So, use your imagination :)

The quake that hit LA in 1994 was a 6.5. A 7.9 quake is 40 times larger. So, yes, yes it would.

Some information of the Richter Scale.

Are the igloos built to meet earth quake standards?

Digitalchris: Penguins do NOT live in Alaska. They live in the southern hemisphere, city boy.

Felt here in Seattle. At least that's what the news said. I didn't feel shiat.

Some really good info here: http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_lbbl.html

You reckon we should make him squeal like a pig?

Digitalchris: no penguins up here (except for the occasional stray) they reside in the southern hemisphere.

Bbcrakmonkey: please tell all your friends that so they don't move here.

JerseyTim: the only way to destroy wilderness is to put a motor in it.

We sure as hell felt it up here in Fairbanks! Every time I thought it was over it started back up again. :)

Alaskan? Who me?

yes, the richter scale... yet another log problem to be solved in calculus... curses...

I echo the comment of Frozen_North...but just imagine being in Fairbanks on the 8th floor of a building.

For all non-Fairbanksans...that's one of the tallest buildings in the city.

lessee.....big one off Indonesia....one today in Northern Japan.......then Alaska....again...then Colorado....seismologists once again refuse to acknowlege connections. "Just a wacky coincidence" remarks Famous Seismologist. "We know seismology. Don't panic. Stay in your homes."

What are the chances this means that Renier is not too far away from an explosion I wonder.

Packley

Just keep bragging, just because yours is bigger than mine. :)

I never heard of Major Quake, what songs to they play?

Don't forget Italy, AeroSquid. It's a conspiricy. Or something.

Major Quake Rocks Alaska



BAD PUN ALERT!!!

Fangbeer, -scary thought.

Italy is not part of the.........*dramatic music* RING OF FIRE!!!!!!! *echo effect* hehehehehe

Shake, Rattle and Roll is one of thier biggest hits

Any of you Fairbanks people know Rif Rafson?

Small quakes are fun. They're like roller coasters. The big ones like this are definitely Not Fun.

Rocksurfer: I was down in Venice, CA, for the Northridge quake. My first thought was "Stay in bed, it's just an earthquake." My Second thought was "Fark! I'm in California. Stuff falls down here!"

Acutally, now that you bring it up, I'm an earthquake magnet. I've been in numerous 5.x and 6.x's, all the major CA quakes in the last 25 ears with the exception of the world series quake, a 7.2 in Idaho of all places, and the Seattle quake.

Any Farkette's looking for the earth to move?

We actually had another signifigant one up here a couple weeks ago, quite a bit smaller but it was enough to wake me up in the middle of the night.

Oh, and what's up with the nonmoving news tag? I prefer "news"

Major Quake... is this an add-on to Team Arena? like a mod or something? Alaska has got to be a retarded choice for a test-audience...

19 Cranes: There's an R Rafson in the phone book, who is he?

That's it! I'm going to Pee Pee.

Packley

I was sleeping at work during the Northridge earthquake, I didn't even bother to get up (still waiting for the big one)

He's my uncle, and he's kind of well known in Fairbanks. Cool guy.

I'm in Vancouver. I have never felt an earthquake. ever.

Not even the Seattle one.

Packley, you move in with me, I'll guarantee you'll never feel another quake again.

I was in Santa Monica for the Northridge quake. I tried to stand up, but couldn't because of the lateral Gs. In hindsight, staying in bed was probably a better idea.

That's 3 quakes in the last two days.

Didn't anchorage get pretty much leveled by an earthquake a few years back. When i was up there this summer, i heard that they wont even make buildings taller than 3 stories now.

Been in California all my life, earthquakes are a part of life here (duh), haven't had the pleasure of an Alaskan shake though. Haven't had one scare me yet, I lived in Santa Monica growing up, now live in Santa Clarita (right on top of the San Andreas) 5 minutes from sr14/I5 interchange (freeway that colapsed) during Northridge earthquake