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BREAKING NEWS: 6.9 MAG Earth Quake North Japan...

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  1. Uprising

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    Possible tsuunami, tsunami warnings were issued. More info coming.

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  2. Uprising

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    Strong Earthquake Shakes Northern Japan
    Nov 14 5:16 PM US/Eastern
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    TOKYO

    A strong quake shook northern Japan early Tuesday and Japan's Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings.

    The magnitude 6.9 quake at 6:39 a.m. was centered off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan, the agency said.

    The agency said a tsunami could reach coastlines on Japan's Pacific Coast between 7:10 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Hokkaido, the agency said.

    There were no immediate reports of injuries, according to national broadcaster NHK. http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/14/D8DSGPL08.html
     
  3. IROC it

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    Any updates?
     
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    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051114/ap_on_re_as/japan_quake

    TOKYO - A strong earthquake shook northern Japan early Tuesday, triggering a small tsunami that struck coastal areas about 200 miles from the epicenter. There were no immediate reports of damage.

    The quake, with a preliminary magnitude 7.2, hit at 6:39 a.m. (4:39 p.m. EST Monday) and was centered off the east coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the magnitude at 6.9, it said. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy.

    A 12-inch tsunami wave hit the city of Ofunato, and two 4- to 8-inch waves generated by the quake struck two other towns in the area, the agency said. Tsunami waves — those generated by earthquakes — are often barely noticeable in the ocean but can rise to great heights once they arrive at shore. There were no immediate reports of damage.

    The quake hit at a depth of about 15 miles and was centered off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan, 330 miles east of Tokyo, the USGS said.

    Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries because it sits atop four tectonic plates. A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan in August, injuring at least 59 people, triggering landslides, damaging buildings and causing widespread power outages.

    There was no destructive Pacific Ocean-wide tsunami threat following the earthquake, based on historical quake and tsunami data, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

    However, earthquakes as large as Tuesday's can general local tsunamis capable of causing destruction along coastlines within 60 miles of the epicenter, according to the center.

    The quake struck 215 miles east of the Japanese coastline, according to the USGS.
     
  5. studogg

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    you gotta hate those 12 inch waves! I'm sure even Keanu and Swayze would stay away from those killers
     
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    i thought that CAT 7 movie was ludicrous, but at the rate these natural disasters are coming, it may not be.
     
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    Did Sean Penn show up yet?
     
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    The picture above is the Pacific Ocean. On the far right is Alaska. In the top center is Japan and Russia, and on the far left is the Philippines. The deep undersea gash where the Pacific Plate connects to the Eurasian Plate is basically earthquake hell central.

    Each one of the little yellow and white thumbtack markers account for one of the 10 greatest earthquakes in recorded history. There are seven of them visible along the ridge. Only three elsewhere in the world.

    Earthquake risk when living along this ridge is like the risk of living in San Francisco to the 10th power. You will regularly get severe to hellacious earthquakes. The sad fact is that this isn't some end of the world phenomena but simply normal activity.
     

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