They're still waiting for "The Big One" along that fault, too. Know what's really scary? The Sendai quake could be a foreshock to that one. Sendai is currently being recorded as the 4th largest quake in recorded history after being upgraded again 8.9-9.1. Japan's coast has been permanently shifted 2.4 metres (around 6 feet). The earth's axis shifted by 10 inches. The scale is...beyond comprehension.

Granted, they said Kobe could have been a precursor to the big one too. Time will tell.

Japan's building codes are unbelievable. I saw video of buildings swaying feet from side to side and not a single pane of popped glass. Their building engineers saved thousands of lives yesterday.

~DragonHeart~