Originally Posted by
PhotoJim
My worries about Japan aren't about the radiation (which might be dangerous if you spent months or years there but certainly won't be a problem for short stays). My worries are that it is probable that the general area will receive a huge 7.5-to-8.5 magnitude aftershock. There's evidence that the stress on the fault is stronger south of the 9.0 quake's epicentre than north, and that puts it fairly near Tokyo.
Vancouver could be hit by the same thing. Tokyo itself survived the main earthquake without much damage, including the airport. If anything, such an aftershock would give me a sense of what we'll get when the big one hits here, except without the destruction.