When Earthquakes Come In Swarms

An animation of earthquakes in Japan, primarily off the east coast, between March 9 and 14 follows.

One second of animation equals one hour of real time. There is a pause, seven hours or so of seismological silence through the morning of March 11, as though the Earth was gathering its strength, taking a long deep breath, before unleashing the 9.0 magnitude megaquake (here it's dotted as an 8.9) at 1.17 :



Life in the aftermath :




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