Friday, March 11, 2011

Video of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

The Lede is following breaking news of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake about 80 miles off the shore of Japan. Updates below mix news alerts with reports from bloggers and journalists on the ground. 


Japanese television images, reposted by Britain's Telegraph newspaper, captured a whirlpool off the eastcoast of Japan.

7:41 A.M. |Industrial Fires Captured After Quake
Japan declared a state of emergency Friday at a nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed following a massive earthquake, news agencies reported. There was no leak reported.
Other industrial facilities were also hard hit by the powerful quake. Video captured industrial fires, which appeared to erupt moments after the earthquake. Below, smoke rose over the port of Odaiba, across from central Tokyo.

Video below is said to capture an explosion at a Japanese oil facility. The exact location was not immediately clear.

7:25 A.M. |Japan Earthquake is Fifth Largest Since 1900
Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake is the fifth largest recorded by the United States Geological Survey since 1900. The U.S.G.S. has a list of the fifteen biggest on its Web site, including:
1. 1960 -- 9.5 -- Chile
2. 1964 -- 9.2 -- Prince William Sound, Alaska
3. 2004 -- 9.1 -- Sumatra
4. 1952 -- 9.0 -- Kamchatka, Russia
5. 2011 -- 8.9 -- Friday in Japan
6. 2010 -- 8.8 -- Offshore Maule, Chile
7:10 A.M. |Early Video of the Japan Tsunami and Earthquake
The English-language news network Russia Today posted a video on its YouTube channel purporting to be closed circuit television footage of the tsunami overtaking an airport.

A YouTube user FullGoals1000 posted video that appeared to show a store in Japan where employees, customers and goods on the racks were violently rattled by the earthquake.

A YouTube user gakiAkanji3, evidently a fan of Japanese animation, posted a claustrophobic video of the earthquake rattling his shelves of books and videotapes.

6:51 A.M. |Television Networks Show Images of Destruction
Television networks across the world carried dramatic footage, some of it live, of the tsunami that hit northern Japan after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast.
The Associated Press posted videos from the Japanese broadcaster NHK on their YouTube channel, the first of which shows the tsunami sweeping away buildings as it carries debris across a vast swath of farmland:

Another shows boats and cars being washed under a bridge as the water rushed inland:

One YouTube user in Tokyo posted video from the beginning of the earthquake. "I stopped filming when stuff start to fall everywhere in the office, so I ran outside," wrote MrLifeYou.

Al Jazeera English's report included footage from inside the newsroom of a Japanese broadcaster when the earthquake hit:

7:55 A.M. |Whirlpool Seen After Quake
Japanese television images, reposted by Britain's Telegraph newspaper, captured a whirlpool off the eastcoast of Japan.

7:41 A.M. |Industrial Fires Captured After Quake
Japan declared a state of emergency Friday at a nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed following a massive earthquake, news agencies reported. There was no leak reported.
Other industrial facilities were also hard hit by the powerful quake. Video captured industrial fires, which appeared to erupt moments after the earthquake. Below, smoke rose over the port of Odaiba, across from central Tokyo.




Video below is said to capture an explosion at a Japanese oil facility. The exact location was not immediately clear.

7:25 A.M. |Japan Earthquake is Fifth Largest Since 1900
Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake is the fifth largest recorded by the United States Geological Survey since 1900. The U.S.G.S. has a list of the fifteen biggest on its Web site, including:
1. 1960 -- 9.5 -- Chile
2. 1964 -- 9.2 -- Prince William Sound, Alaska
3. 2004 -- 9.1 -- Sumatra
4. 1952 -- 9.0 -- Kamchatka, Russia
5. 2011 -- 8.9 -- Friday in Japan
6. 2010 -- 8.8 -- Offshore Maule, Chile
7:10 A.M. |Early Video of the Japan Tsunami and Earthquake
The English-language news network Russia Today posted a video on its YouTube channel purporting to be closed circuit television footage of the tsunami overtaking an airport.

A YouTube user FullGoals1000 posted video that appeared to show a store in Japan where employees, customers and goods on the racks were violently rattled by the earthquake.

A YouTube user gakiAkanji3, evidently a fan of Japanese animation, posted a claustrophobic video of the earthquake rattling his shelves of books and videotapes.

6:51 A.M. |Television Networks Show Images of Destruction
Television networks across the world carried dramatic footage, some of it live, of the tsunami that hit northern Japan after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast.
The Associated Press posted videos from the Japanese broadcaster NHK on their YouTube channel, the first of which shows the tsunami sweeping away buildings as it carries debris across a vast swath of farmland:

Another shows boats and cars being washed under a bridge as the water rushed inland:

One YouTube user in Tokyo posted video from the beginning of the earthquake. "I stopped filming when stuff start to fall everywhere in the office, so I ran outside," wrote MrLifeYou.

Al Jazeera English's report included footage from inside the newsroom of a Japanese broadcaster when the earthquake hit:



More info can be found here.....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110311/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_earthquake

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Huge-Japan-quake-causes-tsunami-fires-landslide/ss/events/wl/031111japanquake

No comments:

Post a Comment