Wave of Mutilation

From MSNBC.com:

"TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck
the northeast coast of Japan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning
and shaking buildings nearly 200 miles away in Tokyo, the nation's
Meteorological Agency said.

Kyodo News Agency said many people were reported injured in the
coastal city of Sendai, Kyodo News Agency said. But the national
broadcaster NHK, citing city officials, said there was no major
damage.

A 4-inch tsunami reached the Japanese shore about 15 minutes after the
quake struck, NHK said, with no major damage immediately reported."

Let me repeat that last bit for you:

"A 4-inch tsunami reached the Japanese shore about 15 minutes after the
quake struck, NHK said, with no major damage immediately reported."

A 4-inch tsunami. With no major damage.

So, instead of this:







...the Meteorological Agency only had to worry about this: