What do the Ansei-Nankai and Ansei-Tokai earthquakes of 1854 have in common with the 1944-1946 Tononkai and Nankai earthquakes in Japan?   They each suffered massive aftershocks shortly thereafter.    The Ansei-Nankai and Ansei-Tokai earthquakes were 8.4 magnitude and only 31 hours apart.  Worse, the aftershocks were nearly as bad.

And the same scenario could apply this time, says UC Davis seismologist John Rundle, and Tokyo is at the most risk.  Friday's magnitude 9.0 temblor has been followed by hundreds of

LONDON, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Prices on Europe's largest power market spiked violently on Tuesday morning in response to 25% of Germany's nuclear capacity coming off line. The decision stems from safety concerns following the series of explosions at Japan's nuclear reactors.

By 12:30 London time, the price of contracts for power delivered in Germany during April, May and June 2011 each posted record gains on Tuesday over Monday's closing price.

April '11 Baseload rose EUR10.05 per megawatthour (MWh) from Monday's close to trade as high as EUR64.25/MWh, May '11 Baseload gained EUR9.50/MWh to trade at EUR64.50/MWh, while June '11 Baseload added EUR7.35/MWh session on session to EUR60.00/MWh.