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M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by floxy »

felixding wrote: post #33

I live in Tokyo. Today's quake felt pretty strong (maybe because I was on the 14th floor) and lasted a while. Haven't felt one this big in months.

Is there a disproportionate frequency of earthquakes in Japan? My mental model is that there would be a uniformish distribution of earthquakes all around the Pacific ring-of-fire. But even living in a U.S. state with a Pacific Ocean border (and tsunami warning signs all along the coastal towns), it still seems like Japanese earthquakes outnumber local ones by a wide margin (especially for bigger ones like M7.0+). This could also be explained because Japan has a much higher population density, so earthquakes make headlines easier. And the devastating earthquakes in 2011 could make people more sensitive to earthquakes in Japan. But I guess my question is partially answered by a map of earthquakes on the Wikipedia page about the ring of fire:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire#/media/File:EQs_1...

...where is does seem like the West Coast of the North America has lower quake frequency. Here's to hoping the Cascadia subduction zone remains quiet for a while longer.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by selimthegrim »

jmalicki wrote: post #107
Moto7451 wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Evangelion is not “Japan’s version” of anything in terms of western religions. It’s one guy who was making a TV show. It’s not Japan’s “national personification.” If you want to go down the rabbit hole you’ll find a lot of quotes from Anno and others on it. A lot of it boils down to “we did this because it’s cool and we have no idea what Christianity is” down to Anno going “Yeah I could do this because no one in Japa…

But America is personified by the Simpsons!

I guess Saddam Hussein's propaganda team thought so in 1991 too.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by mghackerlady »

red-iron-pine wrote: post #103
mghackerlady wrote: post #39

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For people unfamiliar wanting an easier comparison, Evangelion is Japans star wars. It'd be like learning of tornadoes from someone with Empire insignia

probably closer to the 90's Batman: The Animated Series ostensibly a kids show, but wayyyy darker and which has had a huge impact on later fandoms

I don't know how anyone could get the impression evangelion is a kids show, unless you consider all animation as "for kids"

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by mikestorrent »

Der_Einzige wrote: post #53
mghackerlady wrote: post #39

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For people unfamiliar wanting an easier comparison, Evangelion is Japans star wars. It'd be like learning of tornadoes from someone with Empire insignia

Evangelion is so mega overrated of an anime im experiencing second hand embarrassment on behalf of Japan for letting its national personaification be exlempified by shinji.

There's nothing more overrated than a comment saying a great thing is overrated

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by mikestorrent »

mghackerlady wrote: post #102
cpburns2009 wrote: post #95

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It's an unpopular opinion for sure. Evangelion had great potential, a mysterious world, but it never reached it. I kept waiting for it to get good and then it just abruptly ended. I couldn't stand Shinji either. His situational paralysis was so frustrating. If he'd been a coward it would at least be understandable. But no, he sits there frozen half the show.

the emotions of the story are the point, not the story itself. Also, shinji is a coward. That's literally the whole point of the show, showing a cowards reaction to being forced into a situation that isn't avoidable in the most drastic way possible

Luckily, the show does a good enough job at explaining itself to those who care to learn the message. I watched it in my teens but only now in my 40s on my fourth view through does it actually finally make sense the way it should. Sometimes things take a while to click.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by pezezin »

MisterTea wrote: post #105
pezezin wrote: post #24

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The one in 2024? I was in Tokyo at that time but we didn't get any notification nor felt anything :/

Was that early August? I was in Sapporo at the time when it hit. I saw the news on in the hotel lobby and heard rumors that "The big one" is due to strike. I was a little nervous as I was traveling south to Kyoto but thankfully nothing major afterwards.

No, the one in Noto peninsula was 1st of January. Amazing way to start the new year...

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by pezezin »

asutekku wrote: post #65
pezezin wrote: post #25

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In our case I guess we got the warning 10~20 seconds before the earthquake? I don't know, I didn't count it xD

I use NERV, it gives you a countdown timer and i like to know whether to prepare or not

Ah, I just use the default Android built-in warning. It's funny working in an international project, because all of sudden you hear the alarm in four different languages xD

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by pezezin »

mghackerlady wrote: post #101
zdw wrote: post #97

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Eh, Gundam is Japan's Star Wars. Released about the same timeframe (late 70's), tons of sequels and spinoffs, etc. Evangelion is what happens when someone does a very successful riffs on the genre that Gundam is the most prolific example of.

wouldn't it be more accurate to say its their star trek? admittedly not a gundam fan but I don't see it talked about or merchandised nearly as often as evangelion.

Maybe not in Western countries, but Gundam is HUGE in Japan and neighboring countries like Taiwan. A big part of it is that the merchandise is heavily focused on model kits, like Warhammer on steroids.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by pezezin »

joquarky wrote: post #78
Der_Einzige wrote: post #67

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Lain is 10/10. Akira/Ghost in the Shell are great too. Evangelion is a weak 7/10 in comparison to them in every aspect imaginable. I also realized that Evangelion is Japan's version of assigning weird mysticism to religions they don't understand (much how westerners depict shinto/daoism/buddhism with tons of mysticism). Evangelion is a disgusting anime to consider part of your national personification. Drop it and pi…

> shinto/daoism/buddhism The style of your comment is not making a good case for knowledge of this subject.

I guess it reinforces his point about the lack of knowledge of Japanese people.

Re: M 7.4 earthquake – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

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Post by pezezin »

teiferer wrote: post #108
klempner wrote: post #35

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At 45 seconds, load up social media. (although I actually missed the warnings this time, was focused on work) At least assuming the number is only 7.x. If it were 8+ or somewhat closer, I'd get under my desk. (then pull up social media on my phone)

How does loading up on social media help? Maybe turn off any gas stove, secure any dangerous tools, stop your car, that kind of thing.

Modern gas stoves have security sensors to turn down themselves. I had to reset my water boiler when I got home.
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