Quake and Tsunami Ravage Japan

by Brian Farrell⁽²³⁵⁾ Red Star

http://www.ph16.com

A 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami ravaged Japan on March 11th. Just last month a disastrous quake in New Zealand delivered up to $11 billion worth of damage, according to the New York Times, killing at least 166. In fact, over the last 10 years there have been over 150 major earthquakes around the globe, most of which of a magnitude of 7.0 or higher. 20,000 people were killed in Gujarat, India in 2001. 31,000 in southeastern Iran in 2003. As a result of the tsunami that followed the quake in Indonesia in 2004, 230,000 people lost their lives. 80,000 in Kashmir, Pakistan in 2005. Nearly 6,000 in Indonesia in 2006. In 2008, 70,000 perished in Sichuan Province, China in a 7.9 magnitude quake. An unimaginable 316,000 were killed in Haiti last year, in 2010. And the 8.8 magnitude quake in Chile last year caused the earth’s axis to tilt slightly.

The recent quake in Japan had a similar effect.

Japan was actually moved closer to the United States by about 13 feet, the earth’s axis shifted by 6.5 feet, the day was shortened by 1.6 microseconds and Japan sank downward by about two feet. The quake caused a rift 15 miles below the sea floor that stretched 186 miles long and 93 miles wide. http://www.timesleader.net/articles/stories/public/201103/16/055B_news.html

Something else especially distinctive has been happening around the world over the last ten years or so...

This is an excerpt from my blog on March 11th. To read the entire blog, please visit:

http://ph16.blogspot.com/2011/03/quake-and-tsunami-ravage-japan.html

Article submitted Friday, March 18, 2011 & read 121 times.

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» left by Teresa (1 year 59 days ago.)

Excellent food for thought. Well done, as always :-)

» left by Brian Farrell⁽²³⁵⁾ (1 year 58 days ago.)

Thank you Teresa, and thanks for the comment on the blog. These kind of national disasters, like personal catastrophe, get us thinking of what really matters and living our lives with God and looking for Jesus' perfect world and kingdom! The Lord is good and is providing relief for the Japanese. May they come to know Him through this tragedy.

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