Another Big Earthquake Rocks Japan

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World's Costliest Natural Disasters

The Economist notes that the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami doesn't appear on the chart due to the relatively low value of the land and property destroyed.

George Takei On Japan: Please Help

God Is Punishing Japan For Atheism

This young Christian woman gets positively orgasmic with glee over God's punishment of Japan for having so many doomed atheists.

RELATED: Christian missionaries are seizing upon the opportunity offered by the earthquake to convert Japan's heathens.

"Pray for the church in Japan -- the little, tiny church in Japan -- that we know how to witness in this difficult time and can use our resources," he requests. "Lots of churches in America [want to help]. Our mission wants to send teams -- and of course I said, come. It can only help to give people a vision for this rich, but poor, country that needs the love of Christ so much. And people coming to help shows that as well."

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Massive Quake Slams Japan

At a reported 8.9 magnitude, it appears to have been the worst quake in Japanese history. The live video of the resultant tsunami has been both riveting and horrifying.

The quake was originally reported at a magnitude of 7.9 but was later upgraded to 8.9. That makes it the fifth largest recorded world-wide since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological Service, larger than the 7.9-magnitude Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo in 1923 or the 6.8 magnitude quake that hit Kobe in 1995. The quake caused mass panic around Tokyo, where workers evacuated their buildings and power was cut off at 4.1 million households in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures.

Hawaii Civil Defense has ordered the immediate evacuation of all coastal areas. Go to NOAA for the latest on tsunami warnings, which have been extended to much of the U.S. west coast.

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It's the second major quake to strike Christchurch, New Zealand in less than six months.