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2012 Japan Earthquake

January 1, 2012 by · Comments Off on 2012 Japan Earthquake 

2012 Japan Earthquake2012 Japan Earthquake, According to the USGS, the quake, that was later lowered to a 6.8 magnitude, struck at around 12:30 a.m. near the Izu Islands, south of Japan. The quake had a depth of around 217 miles below the sea and, struck the region 307 miles from Tokyo. According to the Associated Press, the quake reportedly caused no damage but shaking buildings in the capital were reported, trains in the area were suspended temporarily for safety checks but later resumed—Additionally, there were no abnormalities reported at power plants.

The quake did not generate a tsunami warning for Japan or the United States.

“A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas,” read the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.

The earthquake is the first for Japan in 2012. It follows a strong quake this past July and another in March that left thousands dead.

In July a 7.0 quake struck Japan’s northeastern coast.The U.S. Geological Survey estimated a 7.0 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers. Japan’s Meteorological agency increased the magnitude to a 7.3 magnitude and the depth to 30 kilometers.

The earthquake caused a tsunami warning. Officials urged residents to stay away from the coast and prepare for possible dangerous waves. Japanese officials reportedly predicted the quake could generate tsunami of up to 20 inches. The tsunami warning was later lifted.

In March, a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit the same region left over 20,000 people dead and missing.

Japan Earthquake 2012

January 1, 2012 by · Comments Off on Japan Earthquake 2012 

Japan Earthquake 2012Japan Earthquake 2012, A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7 hit eastern and northeastern Japan today, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no danger of a tsunami.

The quake, which measured 4 in central Tokyo, Fukushima and their surrounding areas, struck 217 miles below the sea surface at 2.28pm (5.27am GMT).

Such a deep jolt is less likely to cause damage than one close to the surface.

It was centred near Japan’s Izu Islands, about 307 miles south-southwest of the capital, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Buildings swayed in Tokyo, but did not disrupt the final of the Emperor’s Cup football tournament being played at the National Stadium.

A spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power said there were no reports of any irregularities at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plan.

Some roads were temporarily closed and high-speed train services in northern Japan were suspended for a short time.

The Hawaii-based US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has not issued a tsunami.

John Roos, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, said in a message on Twitter: ‘ ‘Memorable start to New Year — about to greet Emperor and Empress for New Year when Imperial Palace began to shake.’

Japan, which lies along the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire,’ is one of the world’s most seismically active countries.

It accounts for about 20 per cent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.

Last March, the northeast coast was struck by a record magnitude 9 earthquake, and a massive tsunami, which triggered the world’s worst nuclear crisis in 25 years since Chernobyl.

The disaster left more than 20,000 dead or missing.

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