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malaise

(298,024 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 09:06 AM 8 hrs ago

Japan has warned its citizens that a mega quake is coming

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Japan has warned its citizens that a mega quake is coming (Original Post) malaise 8 hrs ago OP

Another Great Kanto Earthquake is long overdue. Martin68 6 hrs ago #1

The quakes today and a couple of weeks ago were in the north Wednesdays 4 hrs ago #2

Indeed malaise 2 hrs ago #5

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/- always an interesting site irisblue 4 hrs ago #3

Good Luck to Japan! electric_blue68 2 hrs ago #4

Martin68

(28,080 posts)

1. Another Great Kanto Earthquake is long overdue.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:57 AM

6 hrs ago

Wednesdays

(23,149 posts)

2. The quakes today and a couple of weeks ago were in the north

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #1)

Thu May 21, 2026, 12:34 PM

4 hrs ago

Hopefully, it won't be a repeat of the 2011 quake and tsunami.

At least today's didn't trigger a tsunami warning.

malaise

(298,024 posts)

5. Indeed

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #2)

Thu May 21, 2026, 02:36 PM

2 hrs ago

They don’t need it

irisblue

(37,933 posts)

3. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/- always an interesting site

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 01:23 PM

4 hrs ago

electric_blue68

(27,348 posts)

4. Good Luck to Japan!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 02:32 PM

2 hrs ago

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