Japanese earthquake

[stephenite]

Some scary vision of a large tsunami that has hit Japanese coast following massive earthquake that hit 8.4

[Square Ball]

just read that, it was an 8.9 mag, expecting 10m high waves, god help them

[stephenite]

Some of the vision from the air of the tsunami hitting are frightening

[thejuice]

Tsunami warning also issued out to the Philippines, Hawaii, the Pacific coast of Russia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and also Central and South America.

Hope everyone stays safe.

[armaghniac]

Some striking pictures on TV from Japan. Probably there will be adequate warning in most places to prevent large loss of life, but there will be damage.

[stephenite]

The australian met bureau have refuted the USA's tsunami alert for Oz

[Tony Baloney]

Just sent a message to a mate living in Tokyo but doesn't appear to be much damage there. 8.9 is a big 'un.

[Bingo]

As bad as things can be on this wee island, natural disasters are not one of our worries thankfully. Hopefully the loss of live can be limited.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Some boy on telly said it was the 6th biggest ever?

Id say the impact is only starting, going by the tone on the tv, warnings in place all oer the shop Hawaii etc;

[Doogie Browser]

Crazy in this digital age that we can watch the aftermath live on our PC's.

[laoislad]

Just sent a message to a mate living in Tokyo but doesn't appear to be much damage there. 8.9 is a big 'un.

Have a mate over in Tokyo as well was just onto him on facebook there.

[armaghniac]

Emergency cooling for nuclear plants not quite working as expected.

Tsunami http://bbc.in/f7p94N

[Tony Baloney]

Reuters reporting that a ship carrying 100 people has been swept away. Nuclear power plants in a fault zone wouldn't strike me as a great idea.

[gawa316]

Any word on this hitting California?

[Tony Baloney]

Any word on this hitting California?

3.45pm GMT.