An earthquake of 8.9 magnitude (seventh most powerful earthquake ever recorded) struck northern Japan at 5:46 AM. It triggered a massive tsunami with waves as large as 10.6 meters. 288 people are dead and 398 people are missing. Over 100 000 people are being evacuated from northern Japan and at least a dozen countries are on alert. Some people say it will reach Hawaii and maybe even Los Angeles (that's a longshot). There have been 76 aftershocks and 16 are above 6.0. The tsunami has caused at least 2-50 landslides and the water is just wiping out people's homes.
I don't think Japan will recover from this in at least ten years. What do you think? Some people say a "supermoon" caused this, like it caused the 2005 Indonesian Tsunami. What are your thoughts on this?
