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GunnieGraves t1_j7089ii wrote

Reply to comment by 69Liters in Incredible footage of this Tsunami is mind blowing by HurricaneHarvey7

Quake was a 9.1. Most powerful ever in Japan and 4th most powerful since 1900 when they started measuring with modern techniques. Lasted for 6 minutes.

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vinng86 t1_j720xbr wrote

The 220+ separate aftershocks above a 5.0 was also shocking to me as well.

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hootlaska t1_j72a96n wrote

In anchorage a few years ago there was a big quake at Xmas time, the one that broke the on-ramp from airport road to Minnesota drive. Scary in the moment, but the aftershocks are worse in terms of mental health, over 220 aftershocks “above 5.0” sounds terrible

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not_right t1_j737w15 wrote

6 minutes of that would feel like an absolute eternity

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