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8.8 Earthquake Near Japanese Coast

Posted by timothy on from the surf's-up-and-up-and-up dept.

radioweather writes "USGS is reporting a 8.8 (was estimated first at 7.9) magnitude earthquake off of the east coast of Honshu, Japan. Details from USGS. Tsunami warning issued. Japan's Meteorological agency is saying 20-foot or higher waves are possible from a Tsunami near Miyagi prefecture."

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  1. Re:Pray by Dunbal · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    There's a LIE that there are no atheists in foxholes.

    Fixed that for you. It's just like the rest of the crap spewed by religious nuts - made up. I am an atheist, I have faced death, I have actually been clinically dead and was revived after a couple minutes, and I am STILL an atheist.

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