railsquid Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Ca. 23:08 local; max intensity 6+; no tsunami warning; details: https://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20210213141302393-13230800.html Went on for a relatively long time. Edited February 13 by railsquid fix link 2 Link to post
Yavianice Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) The epicenter seems very close to the dai-ichi Fukushima nuclear plant. nuclear plants are reporting no irregularities. Edited February 13 by Yavianice Link to post
railsquid Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Seems still to be standing 😉 https://www.tepco.co.jp/decommission/progress/about/livecamera/index-j.html Funnily enough the other day I stumbled on the iodine tablets the British Embassy distributed in 2011. 1 Link to post
railsquid Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 (edited) Reclassified as M7.3. Evidently no major damage; severe enough to warrant late-night press conferences from the government, not severe enough for the government to start giving press conferences wearing boiler suits and worse, helmets. Edited February 13 by railsquid 2 Link to post
Ewan.in.gz Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I heard there was an expressway damaged, but how has it affected JR East and other railway operators? Link to post
Yavianice Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 @Ewan.in.gz yes, there was an avalanche near Soma, blocking the Joban Expressway. Current status of closed highways since its dark atm in Japan, we probably won’t hear about destroyed railway lines until daybreak or later. Link to post
railsquid Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 No railway damage reported yet, though most lines in the most affected area are suspended this morning. Ca. 100 injuries, fairly widespread minor damage, the odd collapsed wooden building. 1 Link to post
Ewan.in.gz Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 So far, most of the news about last night's earthquake I've seen here in China has been focussed on the Fukushima Daiichi plant.... But I certainly wouldn't expect Japanese lines to operate after an earthquake until they've been thoroughly inspected and had damage repaired! Link to post
railsquid Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Per JR East: Quote Due to the earthquake that occurred off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture on February 13, the Tohoku Shinkansen has been suspended from operating between Nasushiobara and Morioka. Currently, we are checking the damage situation, but major damage to the Shinkansen facilities was confirmed, such as damage to civil engineering structures and broken or tilted utility poles between Shin-Shirakawa and Furukawa. Therefore, it is expected that it will take about 10 days to resume the operation of all lines of the Tohoku Shinkansen. In addition, we will strive for early recovery, including the resumption of operation in some sections. 1 Link to post
Yavianice Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) Here is the damage on the shinkansen line near koriyama station Edited February 14 by Yavianice 2 1 Link to post
Yavianice Posted Tuesday at 03:42 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:42 PM In case anyone wants to see what it is like to be in an E5 Shinkansen during the earthquake: 1 1 Link to post
railsquid Posted Wednesday at 12:00 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 12:00 AM Line fully reopened as of today (Yahoo news link in Japanese: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fb845e660dbc37f8bc64bd64b47ec72531c086e6) 1 Link to post
Kiha66 Posted Wednesday at 12:27 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:27 AM Impressive speed! Glad JR was able to get it back up and running so quickly. Link to post
railsquid Posted yesterday at 01:42 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:42 AM A couple of videos which popped up on my Youtube feed. NHK broadcast from just before the earthquake: Someone driving their car: Cats reacting: Link to post
JR 500系 Posted yesterday at 04:07 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:07 AM That was scary.... having never experienced an earthquake myself, that was un-nerving... My prayers are with the Japanese and hope everyone is fine... Link to post
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