Japan Quake

[Peter Korsten]

Op 11-3-2011 16:07, The Dong schreef:

> I wonder if a few nukes triggered on the sea bed would have the same
> effect? (jeezus, that's conspirational)

At a guess, no. Have a look at the Baker shot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWjWpVbadTg

That was 23 kilotons. Now the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated was 
almost 2000 times the power of that (Tsar Bomba), but still you'd need a 
*lot* of nukes to get an effect anywhere close to what we've seen in Japan.

What *is* food for conspiracy theories is that this is already the third 
or fourth earthquake this week.

> Does anyone know how tall the wave will be by the time it hits the west
> coast of the Americas? I'm sure it's calculable.

It's not a very easy calculation, though. It depends largely on the 
shape and inclination of the land.

- Peter