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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 mghackerlady »

pezezin wrote: post #9
gerikson wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The creators of this app either didn't watch Evangelion or are huge fans. Hard to say which.

Evangelion is extremely popular in Japan, everybody and their dog knows it, so it is obviously the second option. From the official app website, https://nerv.app/en/ > The name and logo of "NERV" are used with the explicit permission of khara Inc., the copyright holder of the "Evangelion" series, and Groundworks Corporation, which manages the rights to the series.

Evangelion is their Star Wars, at least in terms of merchandising and cultural references. I think I heard somewhere that it's known more for the pachinko machines than the actual media

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

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Post by strangegecko »

fennecbutt wrote: post #38
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)

Standing underneath a doorframe is also advisable.

I'm pretty sure that is advice from the last millennium that is no longer taught.

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

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Post by bombcar »

azath92 wrote: post #37
roer wrote: post #32

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It is straight up the same NERV, so it might. From the site: > The name and logo of "NERV" are used with the explicit permission of khara Inc., the copyright holder of the "Evangelion" series, and Groundworks Corporation, which manages the rights to the series.

This is just the best. A very serious company, doing seriously cool and important stuff, also has an anime name/icon. I wish more corps took themselves so lightly, while remaining serious about what they do.

Sadly we're stuck with companies naming themselves things like "Melchior" and "Palpatine" and somehow it's a good thing?

Anyway I need to get back to working on the Torment Nexus.

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

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Post by petterroea »

Aboutplants wrote: post #28
piazz wrote: post #19

Felt it all the way in Tokyo! There is this amazing app called NERV that, whenever there is a large earthquake anywhere in Japan, sends you an early warning push notification and an animated display with shockwaves emanating from the epicenter, plus a countdown timer for the first wave hitting you. The first it went off for me it felt like something out of sci-fi. I think I got 45 seconds this time before my apartmen…

45 seconds is an incredible accomplishment. That’s a decent amount of heads up to get safer place. Obviously nerve wracking but great progress in alerts

It sounds impressive but it's worth considering that this was a large quake that was felt by basically half of the country. You do not get this much warning if you are anywhere near where damage happens.

The 45 seconds is better thought of as the time it takes for the quake to propagate to Tokyo

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

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Post by nilslindemann »

kzrdude wrote: post #20
piazz wrote: post #19

Felt it all the way in Tokyo! There is this amazing app called NERV that, whenever there is a large earthquake anywhere in Japan, sends you an early warning push notification and an animated display with shockwaves emanating from the epicenter, plus a countdown timer for the first wave hitting you. The first it went off for me it felt like something out of sci-fi. I think I got 45 seconds this time before my apartmen…

How do you use your 45 seconds?

https://i.imgur.com/WJ0NM1J.png

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

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Post by gosub100 »

kzrdude wrote: post #20
piazz wrote: post #19

Felt it all the way in Tokyo! There is this amazing app called NERV that, whenever there is a large earthquake anywhere in Japan, sends you an early warning push notification and an animated display with shockwaves emanating from the epicenter, plus a countdown timer for the first wave hitting you. The first it went off for me it felt like something out of sci-fi. I think I got 45 seconds this time before my apartmen…

How do you use your 45 seconds?

Stop any trains. Open elevators at nearest floor.

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

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Post by renewiltord »

bombcar wrote: post #43
azath92 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is just the best. A very serious company, doing seriously cool and important stuff, also has an anime name/icon. I wish more corps took themselves so lightly, while remaining serious about what they do.

Sadly we're stuck with companies naming themselves things like "Melchior" and "Palpatine" and somehow it's a good thing? Anyway I need to get back to working on the Torment Nexus.

I think that’s pretty much the same. NERV uses child soldiers and is secretly planning a fused hivemind. They are the Torment Nexus.

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

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Post by sampullman »

strangegecko wrote: post #40
Aboutplants wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

45 seconds is an incredible accomplishment. That’s a decent amount of heads up to get safer place. Obviously nerve wracking but great progress in alerts

Yeah. That's leagues better than what I get in Taiwan. The alert often arrives when the building is shaking or even after. I've never had a meaningful headstart.

I usually get it a few seconds ahead of time at least, in Taipei. I figured it's more related to the proximity than anything else.

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

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Post by left-struck »

vaylian wrote: post #48

How long do these earthquakes typically take until they are over?

I’m Chiba so pretty far away from this one, and in this case it was like a real low frequency swaying that lasted maybe 3 minutes or so.

In the past there were small earthquakes closer to me that felt like quite a violent bump followed by higher frequency vibrations, but less than a minute. Those earthquakes were much smaller though, like magnitude 4.

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