Re: Japanese papers reveal huge quake

"AugustsBks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >From: "George" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Date: 11/28/2003 5:37 PM Pacific Standard Time
> >Message-id:
>
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3247142.stm
>
> >Scientists say old Japanese papers show a huge magnitude nine earthquake
> >struck north-western America 300 years ago.
> >The writings report damage from a five-metre-high tsunami that washed on
to
> >the Japan coast on 26 January, 1700.
> >
>
> I don't like digests, condensations and 2nd or 3rd hand reports of the
real
> information. Let's have a few quotes from the "old Japanese papers".  That
> would be more exciting and convincing than someone saying "old papers said
> ...such-and-such". I want some quotes!   Five meters!  How was that
wave-height
> expressed in the "old papers"?  What kind of damage did the wave do?  By
the
> way, if this wave did a lot of damage in Japan in 1700, is there any sign
of it
> having grazed and damaged the Hawaiian Islands?  Any oral tradition among
the
> Hawaiians of the period after white visits and settlements began (the
1770's or
> so), related to a large sea-wave hitting the islands two or three
generations
> earlier?  Wasn't there a Dutch setttlement at Jakarta already established
> before 1700?  Any records of a sea wave in those days?  The Spanish had a
trail
> of settlements up and down the west coast of Central and South America, as
far
> south as Patagonia.  Any record of a seismic sea wave among the city or
church
> records for 1700?   Just wondering, because these would be great ways of
> further establishing the extent and damage, and therefore the magnitude,
of
> this singularly humongous and Seattle-scaring event.  ---e.a.
>
> P.S.,  There were no chihuahuas in Japan or on the Hawaiian Islands until
> fairly recent times. But now they have become widely distributed and very
> popular.
>
> According to the Japan Kennel Club: "The most popular breed, i.e. that
with the
> largest number of registered individuals, is the dachshund, followed by
the
> Chihuahua in second place. The third and fourth places go to the Corgi and
> Shitzu, respectively".
>
>

Hey, I don't have all the answers.  I just provided an article I thought
some would find interesting.  If you want more specific information, I
suggest you go to a library and find it yourself.  I don't post original
papers here for obvious copyright reasons.