8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan + Tsunami and Alerts

Sweet Jesus. 8.9? I think that's the biggest quake I've ever heard of.

This is what I thought. "Indonesia had a 7-something, right? and this is an 8.9? Poor country's going to be ripped to shreds" That was 9.1. Only 40% more energy was released.

How the country hasn't lost half of its citizens is beyond me. Someone up there must like Japan. A lot.