7.2 earthquake hit Japan - Did Ken Ring predict it? [Archive]

awa355

9th March 2011, 15:24

Tsunami alert issued. Details to follow.

What's Ken Ring's website again?

Just as important, did any of the official monitoring agencys?

mashman

9th March 2011, 15:27

I wonder if these guys (http://www.nextearthquake.com/earthquakes_long_term_forecasts.htm) will claim it

AllanB

9th March 2011, 15:33

Moon Man should find him.

Now is Japan on the opposite side of the world from NZ ........

Banditbandit

9th March 2011, 15:59

Moon Man should find him.

Now is Japan on the opposite side of the world from NZ ........

Nope .. it's straight up the pacific Ocean ... a wave could be on it's way right now ...

spookytooth

9th March 2011, 16:05

Nope .. it's straight up the pacific Ocean ... a wave could be on it's way right now ...

bloody bikers always tring to turn everything into a waving thread

george formby

9th March 2011, 16:10

http://www.predictweather.com/

mashman

9th March 2011, 16:33

beware the ides of march :shifty:

Oakie

9th March 2011, 16:43

I'm sure I read somewhere that there is a 7+ earthquake somewhere in the world about every 5 days. Most of them of course are under the oceans or so deep underground that they don't have an effect on the surface or they happen in uninhabited places. Makes earthquake prediction a bit like saying "there is a high probability that there will be a Friday this week".

mashman

9th March 2011, 17:06

Now is Japan on the opposite side of the world from NZ ........

No, but you can find out what is using this (http://www.antipodemap.com/)(and not Hawaii as i stupidly calculated :rofl:)

Gubb

9th March 2011, 17:46

Now is Japan on the opposite side of the world from NZ ........
If you dug a bloody great hole, you'd hit Spain.

oldrider

9th March 2011, 18:14

Who cares if they (any of them) got it right as long as they keep trying they might eventually crack it!

If they all followed the same path and missed something vital they will definitely miss the boat, so I'm still open to even crackpot suggestions at least being looked at!

So far not many of the so called experts are making any headway on this subject but good on them for trying! :yes:

NighthawkNZ

9th March 2011, 18:27

So far not many of the so called experts are making any headway on this subject but good on them for trying! :yes:

Earthquakes are something that you can't predict... but my guess is if the moon and its gravitational pull effects tides and such then it is possible that a side a effect of this extra gravatational pull could cause increased EQ's... but you would not be able to predict where and or what fault line... maybe only when as the moon is closer etc...

dunno... ???

Smifffy

9th March 2011, 18:49

No reports of any damage or injuries so far. I'm sure you all checked that out thoroughly before you laughed it up big. Especially with all the Japanese have done to help out in NZ recently.

Oakie

9th March 2011, 19:33

Earthquakes are something that you can't predict... but my guess is if the moon and its gravitational pull effects tides and such then it is possible that a side a effect of this extra gravatational pull could cause increased EQ's... but you would not be able to predict where and or what fault line... maybe only when as the moon is closer etc...

dunno... ???

I will go as far as saying that the moon MAY have a 'straw that broke the camel's back' effect on faults that are about to go anyway and just need that little tiny push to send them over the edge. If not the moon today then the first worm that farts tomorrow will do it. That's way different to causing earthquakes.

fuknKIWI

9th March 2011, 21:16

beware the ides of march :shifty:

beware the Tides of march :shutup:

Swoop

10th March 2011, 10:28

beware the Tides of march :shutup:
King tides...:innocent:

mashman

10th March 2011, 12:11

King tides...:innocent:

This phenomenon has reportedly heightened concerns about 'supermoons' being linked to extreme weather events - such as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. The last time the moon passed close to the Earth was on 10 January 2005, around the time of the Indonesian earthquake that measured 9.0 on the Richter scale. (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/38/20110309/tsc-world-to-see-biggest-full-moon-in-tw-98fda55.html)

It could be a load of shit too :shifty:

mashman

10th March 2011, 14:19

They've been getting some pretty serious aftershocks too... (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php)

And the prediction site has the PNG listed as a prediction too (http://www.nextearthquake.com/earthquakes_long_term_forecasts.htm)

Brian d marge

10th March 2011, 15:06

Was there an Earthquake here???

Someone could have told me

Stephen

steve_t

11th March 2011, 09:50

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/4756203/24-dead-as-quake-topples-homes-in-China

Hmmm... what's happening to the planet?

imdying

11th March 2011, 09:55

Hmmm... what's happening to the planet?Nothing, it's normal, go look it up.

steve_t

11th March 2011, 09:59

Nothing, it's normal, go look it up.

Holy crap. Last year over 226,000 people died worldwide due to earthquakes?!!

superman

11th March 2011, 10:04

Holy crap. Last year over 226,000 people died worldwide due to earthquakes?!!

Lol, you see the news doesn't usually report that many. But right now because NZ'ers are all hyped up on Earthquakes it's taking advantage by putting on any report to do with an earthquake, because that's what's on everyones minds.

News. :rolleyes:

imdying

11th March 2011, 10:32

avgas

11th March 2011, 11:50

Did Ken Predict it?

Ummmmm predicting an earthquake in Japan is like predicting you will have sunrise tomorrow.
They have had a few, for a while......

avgas

11th March 2011, 11:52

Yeah, things like mass fish deaths, or unusual things raining from the sky, they've been reported for hundreds of years, so not that unusual after all. Many news services have people dedicated to finding out unusual things across the globe and sensationalising them these days.
To be honest I like that news.

Better then finding some fat fuck is the health minister
or some Maori fuck is the maori affairs minister
(fictitious examples - but you get my drift)

News used to be about new, no obvious stuff.

onearmedbandit

11th March 2011, 12:02

Holy crap. Last year over 226,000 people died worldwide due to earthquakes?!!

And as our population increases at an alarming rate due to having no natural predators left and vaccines etc curing more and more ailments even more people will be killed due to 'natural disasters'. It's just nature doing it's job, keeping things in check.

steve_t

11th March 2011, 12:15

And as our population increases at an alarming rate due to having no natural predators left and vaccines etc curing more and more ailments even more people will be killed due to 'natural disasters'. It's just nature doing it's job, keeping things in check.

I agree with the population increase leading to more people dying in natural disasters cos there's more people in an affected area so more people to die. However, I'm not sure I can believe that it's "nature's way" of population control due to man's ability to avoid dying in other ways

onearmedbandit

11th March 2011, 12:35

I agree with the population increase leading to more people dying in natural disasters cos there's more people in an affected area so more people to die. However, I'm not sure I can believe that it's "nature's way" of population control due to man's ability to avoid dying in other ways

I'm not 'personifying' nature, I'm just saying that we can't ultimately beat it. If disease etc had kept our numbers in check then there would be less need for people to live in riskier areas. However we have defeated a lot of diseases etc so as our population has increased more people are moving to those more at prone areas, ending up in increased deaths. Either way, the planet we live on has the final say.

awa355

11th March 2011, 19:27

mashman

11th March 2011, 19:49

I see tonight that Japan has just been hit with a 8.8 earthquake, buildings still swaying 30mins after the shake. A 4m tsunarmi sent buildings, cars floating away.

Also China has been hit as well. Seems like the 'ring of fire' is warming up.

I'm not surprised the buildings were still swaying, look at the size of the after shocks (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php)... thoughts with the Japanese

Oakie

13th March 2011, 07:36

Did Ken Predict it?

Ummmmm predicting an earthquake in Japan is like predicting you will have sunrise tomorrow.
They have had a few, for a while......

You could tell how used to shakes the Japanese are by the way they reacted on some of the TV shots. Hiding under tables? No. Holding onto the computers to stop them hitting the floor! Even saw one guy carrying on pecking away at his keyboard through the shake.

eliot-ness

13th March 2011, 12:02

'Forget Ken King. Read what the Russians have to offer for the next two weeks, and those guys really know what they're talking about.

http://www.realnewsreporter.com/?p=843

george formby

13th March 2011, 12:14

'Forget Ken King. Read what the Russians have to offer for the next two weeks, and those guys really know what they're talking about.

http://www.realnewsreporter.com/?p=843

That makes chilling reading.

As an aside, Nick Smith MP is having lunch with the Skeptics Society on March 20th, in Christchurchs highest, oldest stone building. Scientists will also be attending in the hope of strongly discrediting Ken Rings theories.

mashman

13th March 2011, 15:10

That makes chilling reading.

As an aside, Nick Smith MP is having lunch with the Skeptics Society on March 20th, in Christchurchs highest, oldest stone building. Scientists will also be attending in the hope of strongly discrediting Ken Rings theories.

I've just read that one (http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/9001406/sceptics-reject-new-quake-prediction/)... now if there was ever a reason to want a Ring prediction to come true :innocent: (the second comment in the comments section, oddly enough, GOLD!). As a sidebar, i know it won't happen, the Wizard of Christchurch was in the same place as myself and family yesterday and assures us that it won't happen because he's cast a spell. Wonder what shrub's PJ has to say about that :)

Smifffy

13th March 2011, 15:33

That makes chilling reading.

As an aside, Nick Smith MP is having lunch with the Skeptics Society on March 20th, in Christchurchs highest, oldest stone building. Scientists will also be attending in the hope of strongly discrediting Ken Rings theories.

If by some crazy coincidence it does happen, I wonder if he will charge an appropriate levy on the skeptic's membership fees?

Personally I think Ken Ring's prediction of an earthquake is no less likely than Nick Smith's prediction that I will have a serious harm injury on my motorcycle. The difference is Smith gets to enact the law.

Katman

13th March 2011, 15:37

Nothing, it's normal, go look it up.

Like the last ice age?

Katman

13th March 2011, 15:42

However we have defeated a lot of diseases etc so as our population has increased more people are moving to those more at prone areas, ending up in increased deaths.

Resulting in a far greater drain on the earth's resources.

onearmedbandit

13th March 2011, 15:48

Resulting in a far greater drain on the earth's resources.

Without a doubt. Instead of buying 'eco-lightbulbs' and hybrid cars, which ultimately make no difference we need to cull half the world and restrict breeding by way of reversible sterilisation at birth.

mashman

13th March 2011, 16:00

'Forget Ken King. Read what the Russians have to offer for the next two weeks, and those guys really know what they're talking about.

http://www.realnewsreporter.com/?p=843

But, if that's true, it would mean that "they" already know how to predict earthquakes? Why wouldn't "they" tell anyone that they could? Oh yeah, because people would panic... perhaps if "they" told us in the first place, then "we" would actually get used to the idea (earthquakes being unstoppable and all :yes:), and we'd be better prepared and life would go on as normally as possible. Shows what "they" think of "us"!!!!!!!!!!!!! if of course "they" can predict earthquakes...

Kickaha

13th March 2011, 16:12

we need to cull half the world and restrict breeding by way of reversible sterilisation at birth.

We need a plauge:doctor: time for the US and Russians to get that smallpox virus out

scumdog

13th March 2011, 16:17

Without a doubt. Instead of buying 'eco-lightbulbs' and hybrid cars, which ultimately make no difference we need to cull half the world and restrict breeding by way of reversible sterilisation at birth.

Dead right - biologically we've overloaded the world with faulty people.

All the fancy vacines, drugs and safety measures has allowed stupid diseased and geneticly (sp) defective people to be part of the population.

They would'nt last 10 minutes in the jungle.:no:

Flame away but I'm right.:yes:

mashman

13th March 2011, 16:29

Dead right - biologically we've overloaded the world with faulty people.

All the fancy vacines, drugs and safety measures has allowed stupid diseased and geneticly (sp) defective people to be part of the population.

They would'nt last 10 minutes in the jungle.:no:

Flame away but I'm right.:yes:

I'll play :)... what are the hallmarks of a genetically defective person? I'm yet to meet one.

Ocean1

13th March 2011, 16:31

I'll play :)... what are the hallmarks of a genetically defective person?

They ask fucking stupid questions. :Pokey:

mashman

13th March 2011, 16:33

They ask fucking stupid questions. :Pokey:

:rofl: ahhh... i'm sure there's a pill for my condition

Katman

13th March 2011, 16:45

I'll play :)... what are the hallmarks of a genetically defective person? I'm yet to meet one.

You need to get out more.

Brian d marge

13th March 2011, 20:14

Well were F%&&' ed

Just been told that within 3 days another magnitude 7 will hit ....but we don't know where

and its true ...TV said so .

So I'm off to buy more cheap whiskey, what with one side of the island glowing green and the other like a blancmange ... Sod it I may be incoherent for a few days

Stephen

on a darker note , we are now getting first hand stories of friends families who cannot be contacted and live in the affected area ... my fingers are crossed for them
as yes there was a wave or two , but last night was 0 or -2 ish they wont live long in that weather

Brian d marge

13th March 2011, 20:16

Without a doubt. Instead of buying 'eco-lightbulbs' and hybrid cars, which ultimately make no difference we need to cull half the world and restrict breeding by way of reversible sterilisation at birth.

Eugenics , didnt work the first time.

What might work is raising the standard of public media and social expectations

ie a social boot up the arse for being Dumb

Stephen

Blackflagged

13th March 2011, 20:53

It`s a shame we can`t ask Paul the Psychic Octopus.
Best of Luck there though!

Ocean1

13th March 2011, 20:55

It`s a shame we can`t ask Paul the Psychic Octopus.

You can. Just need another psychic octopus.

Blackflagged

13th March 2011, 20:58

He was better than that Budgie they had in Australia!
More prediction methods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr6k_3BDsEw

imdying

14th March 2011, 09:05

'Forget Ken King. Read what the Russians have to offer for the next two weeks, and those guys really know what they're talking about.

http://www.realnewsreporter.com/?p=843Yup, I always take seriously the 'news' released on sites that have such things as 'aliens', 'one world' and 'truth dig' on their homepages. They're always proven to be super reliable and not sensationalist made up lies :rolleyes:

onearmedbandit

14th March 2011, 09:10

Yup, I always take seriously the 'news' released on sites that have such things as 'aliens', 'one world' and 'truth dig' on their homepages. They're always proven to be super reliable and not sensationalist made up lies :rolleyes:

You know, you probably shouldn't.

steve_t

14th March 2011, 09:16

Kickaha

18th March 2011, 18:55

Not long now:banana::banana:

Here's a another fruitcake like Ring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Berkland

Interviewed on Fox News, Berkland predicted an earthquake for sometime between March 19 and March 26 2011. He cited telling factors including the highest tides in 18 years, and the proximity of the moon, suggesting that the quake will most likely strike on Saturday March 19 2011. [4]

Just like Ring he failed to predict the Japanese one