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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:40 AM

Cooley Hurd (26,877 posts)

CNN Breaking. 6.8 Mag Earthquake off Honshu, Japan

USGS Link: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008gs0.php

Here's an ABC News Link:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/strong-earthquake-shakes-northern-japan-15916651

A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Wednesday evening, and a small tsunami was forecast for part of its Pacific coast.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the tremor was 6.8 magnitude. A tsunami of about a half-meter was forecast for Hokkaido island's central and eastern Pacific coast, and for Aomori and Iwate prefectures.

Iwate prefecture, or state, was heavily damaged by last year's earthquake and tsunami. Thousands of aftershocks have shaken the region since then, nearly all of them of minor or moderate strength.

The epicenter was about 146 miles (235 kilometers) south of Kushiro, Japan, on Hokkaido island. It was a relatively shallow 16 miles (26 kilometers) below the ocean floor.

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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
CNN Breaking. 6.8 Mag Earthquake off Honshu, Japan (Original post)	Cooley Hurd	Mar 2012	OP
Dear God	The Blue Flower	Mar 2012	#1
Let's hope not. n/t	BumRushDaShow	Mar 2012	#2
No Tsunami warning yet from USGS	Ichingcarpenter	Mar 2012	#3
Strong quake shakes northern Japan (tsunami advisories issued)	pinboy3niner	Mar 2012	#4
those poor people over there. n/t	diabeticman	Mar 2012	#5
Just heard on the radio here that there is a 1 ft tsunami	BumRushDaShow	Mar 2012	#6
Doesn't look like a big deal -relatively.	Bonobo	Mar 2012	#7
You're in Tokyo, aren't you Bonobo?	Cooley Hurd	Mar 2012	#9
No, I'm not.	Bonobo	Mar 2012	#10
I'm between Tokyo and Fukushima Dai-ichi	Art_from_Ark	Mar 2012	#11
Does it ever stop?	malaise	Mar 2012	#8
Reuters UPDATE--No immediate quake damage reported; tsunami warning lifted	pinboy3niner	Mar 2012	#12
Oh, great, another earthquake-- M6.1, happened 5 minutes ago	Art_from_Ark	Mar 2012	#13
Sad K&R.	Overseas	Mar 2012	#14
Earthquake shakes Tokyo region hours after northern Japanese tremor causes small tsunami	pinboy3niner	Mar 2012	#15
Buildings in Tokyo were shaken a bit, but	Art_from_Ark	Mar 2012	#16

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:41 AM

The Blue Flower (5,078 posts)

1. Dear God

Tsunami?

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:45 AM

BumRushDaShow (107,674 posts)

2. Let's hope not. n/t

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 04:50 AM

Ichingcarpenter (36,988 posts)

3. No Tsunami warning yet from USGS

thanks for the heads up

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:07 AM

pinboy3niner (53,339 posts)

4. Strong quake shakes northern Japan (tsunami advisories issued)

TOKYO (AP) – A strong earthquake has shaken northern Japan, and regional tsunami advisories have been issued.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday evening's earthquake was 6.8 preliminary magnitude off the coast. A tsunami of about a half-meter was expected for Aomori and Iwate prefectures.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-14/Japan-earthquake-tsunami/53522162/1

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:07 AM

diabeticman (3,121 posts)

5. those poor people over there. n/t

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:14 AM

BumRushDaShow (107,674 posts)

6. Just heard on the radio here that there is a 1 ft tsunami

heading for one of the islands... Japan issued its own tsunami warning but NOAA hasn't done so yet.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.TIBPAC.2012.03.14.0917

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:15 AM

Bonobo (29,257 posts)

7. Doesn't look like a big deal -relatively.

Tsunami predicted to only be 10 cm.

Earthquakes are scary, but it is mostly the tsunamis that kill. Mostly.

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:05 AM

Cooley Hurd (26,877 posts)

9. You're in Tokyo, aren't you Bonobo?

If so, did you feel this one?

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:08 AM

Bonobo (29,257 posts)

10. No, I'm not.

I'm in western Japan, closer to Osaka.

We can not feel earthquakes that far away.

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Response to Cooley Hurd (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:46 AM

Art_from_Ark (27,247 posts)

11. I'm between Tokyo and Fukushima Dai-ichi

I felt a little shaking but it was no big deal here. Checking Yahoo Japan, I see that the strongest shaking on land from that earthquake registered a 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, meaning that things could have fallen off of shelves but major damage was unlikely.

http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/20120314180900.html

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 05:58 AM

malaise (252,758 posts)

8. Does it ever stop?

I really feel it for the people of Japan

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:50 AM

pinboy3niner (53,339 posts)

12. Reuters UPDATE--No immediate quake damage reported; tsunami warning lifted

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/us-japan-quake-idUSBRE82D0M120120314

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 07:12 AM

Art_from_Ark (27,247 posts)

13. Oh, great, another earthquake-- M6.1, happened 5 minutes ago

This time it was off the coast of Ibaraki/Chiba, close to where I am. There was a lot of rattling and shaking, and it was a seismic intensity of 4 here, and 5+ by the coast.

?t=1331727407

http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/20120314210500.html?c=3

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 08:16 AM

Overseas (12,121 posts)

14. Sad K&R.

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 08:51 AM

pinboy3niner (53,339 posts)

15. Earthquake shakes Tokyo region hours after northern Japanese tremor causes small tsunami

By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 6:33 AM

TOKYO — A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Wednesday evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year’s devastating tsunami.

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake first struck the southern coast of the island of Hokkaido, causing a small tsunami. The Meteorological Agency issued tsunami advisories along the northern coast, prompting some communities to issue evacuation advisories to residents near the coast.

A swelling of 20 centimeters (8 inches) was observed in the port of Hachinohe in Aomori about an hour later, with smaller changes reported elsewhere. The agency lifted all tsunami advisories within about 90 minutes.

About three hours later, a magnitude-6.1 quake shook buildings in the capital. It was centered just off the coast of Chiba, east of Tokyo, at a rather shallow 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the sea surface.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/strong-earthquake-has-shaken-northern-japan-and-regional-tsunami-advisories-have-been-issued/2012/03/14/gIQAtx5NBS_story.html

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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 09:49 AM

Art_from_Ark (27,247 posts)

16. Buildings in Tokyo were shaken a bit, but

it wasn't so intense-- only a 3 on the Japanese scale, just enough to get people's attention.

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