Another year and another couple massive earthquakes impact parts
of the world. The first in 2010 hit Haiti in January with
magnitude of 7.0, followed a month later by a quake in Chile
that checked in at 8.8. On to this year and barely 2 months into
2011 on February 22nd a 6.3 magnitude quake impacted
Christchurch, New Zealand. But the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that
slammed NE Japan near Tohoku and Sendai was by far "the big
one". Not only was it the most severe earthquake to ever hit
Japan, but also is ranked as the 4th most intense ever recorded
globally. If the quake that caused massive structural damage
wasn't enough a short time later a tsunami, with a height of 23
feet, rode inland washing out many towns & villages. Based on
reports, this wave of water reached nearly 3 miles inland and if
you saw any video of this wave of water, it far exceeds whatever
you would expect to happen during a flash flooding event. More
on the topic of flooding closer to home in a moment. However, as
I talked about in my blogs