Had the earthquake that has just hit Japan hit off the California coast, it could have ripped apart four reactors

Possible Fallout Map of Japans Accident
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Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami
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Before and after shots of structures that house nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant in Japan, where an explosion occurred on Friday—blowing the roof off the building shown at right.---Video of blast
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The cataclysm so powerful it moved the Earth 10 inches off its axis
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The country is now facing a cascade of accumulating problems that suggest that radioactive releases of steam from the crippled plants could go on for weeks or even months.
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Japan’s radiation could spread to U.S.
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Tsunami wave spills over seawall, smashes boats, cars