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Earthquake in Japan

The reports about the earthquake in Japan talk about damage to buildings, nuclear powerplants and water infrastructure, but nothing about damage to the railway tracks. Doesn't it seem strange? How is that possible?

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OronD
OronD Answered:

Hi,


Sure the railways were damaged as well.  Can you imagin that nuclear powerplants and buildings were damaged and railways not ?  No ways.  The reporters mentioned what they thought is important and you shouldn't conclude that that is the whole list......  Many more were damged: Schools, roads, electrical lines, bridges, cars, furnitue...... 
Japan is located in a very active (Geologically) area and known to suffer earthquakes frequently.
Our hearts should be with the people of Japan.
Best regards,
 
Love is the battery of life....
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Cindy Malone
Cindy Malone Answered:

It was a major quacke and there are many casualties...

The roads and railways were closed for a while, but no reports of damages so far. I guess because they are basically two dimensional (they have no hight, unlike buildings), if they're not too close to the nucleous they can stay intact.

One track was buried under a mud slide 

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JasonRogers
JasonRogers Answered:

The epicenter of the earthquake was in the middle of the Sea of Japan, and sometimes the places that affected the worst are the places that are the most unstable, not the places underground.  Sure, there was some damage underground and some things that had to be repaired, but most of the terrible damage was from buildings that weren't built to withstand that much shaking. 

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