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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on December 07, 2012, 09:43:49 PM

Title: Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Post by: Mark on December 07, 2012, 09:43:49 PM

Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000e5n4.php

Title: Re: Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Post by: Suezy on December 07, 2012, 09:54:42 PM

Thanks for that Mark.  Hope they do not get a tsunami.
This site shows it very plainly
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Title: Re: Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Post by: Suezy on December 07, 2012, 10:03:43 PM

They have just had a further 6.2 one too Mark in same area.

Title: Re: Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Post by: Mark on December 07, 2012, 10:11:36 PM

At iest its out to sea Suezy.

Title: Re: Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Post by: Suezy on December 07, 2012, 10:31:51 PM

A tsunami warning has been issued but only for a metro high near where the last tsunami went in 2011.  The nuclear reactors  are OK too by the sound of it too..

Title: Re: Magnitude 7.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Post by: gabba on December 07, 2012, 10:35:42 PM

Reports of 1m high Tsunami hitting Japan just north of Sendai (Tv3 News)