Hearing the Japanese Earthquake - Clip 2 | Tokyo
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This recording of the 2011 Japanese earthquake was taken near the coastline of Japan between Fukushima Daiichi (the nuclear reactor site) and Tokyo. The initial blast of sound is the 9.0 mainshock. As the earth's plates slipped dozens of meters into new positions, aftershocks occurred. They are indicated by "pop" noises immediately following the mainshock sound. These plate adjustments will likely continue for years. Georgia Tech Associate Professor Zhigang Peng has converted the seismic waves from last year's earthquakes into audio files. The results allow experts and general audiences to "hear" what the quake sounded like as it moved through the earth and around the globe. For more audio clips, visit http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=111701
Comments
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Imguuuur? Are you here?
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It almost sounded like someone farting and falling down some stairs.
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The beginning sounded like Godzilla
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Allah save us
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umm, no, when played in actual time it's subsonic and you can't hear it at all.
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&& it would be an hour long. I'm not sure it would be a good idea.
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omg poor people :O this sounds so scary!
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@Nickkontalonis2 I don't think you'd hear anything. Frequency would be too low for humans.
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scary
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sounds like a house fall apart,
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How about one in real time?
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that is when i think we are nothing
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Giuro mi fa pensare a questi giorni al nostro "terremotino" al nord e pensare che questo è ancora più potente da sentirne il rumore fa proprio tremare !
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tenog los pelos de punta temor nervios susto!!
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QUE MIEDO -.-
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buen registro
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this is the scary one :S
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Kony 2012
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this is scary :( i wonder what is going on with the nuclear plant now ?
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Gojira and Clover were trollin'.