Thursday, April 7, 2011

New 7.4 Mag Earthquake Off Japanese Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued: LIVE UPDATES

New 7.4 Mag Earthquake Off Japanese Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued: LIVE UPDATES

April 7, 2011

UPDATE 10.22 CST - No damage, casualties in Miyagi Pref. as of 11:55 Thurs.: police

UPDATE 10.20 CST – The quake has been revised down to a mag 7.1.

UPDATE 10.19 CST – Japanes Weather agency sees Miyagi quake as aftershock of March 11 temblor.

UPDATE 10.16 CST – Water is still being injected into the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant.

UPDATE 10.15 CST – Workers at the Fukushima plant have been moved to higher ground, according to TEPCO officials.

UPDATE 10.13 CST – BBC news is reporting that the waves from the quake have already hit parts of the shoreline.

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A strong earthquake measuring 7.4 has struck 25 miles off the Japanese coast, close to the 9.0 quake that hit last month. The Japanese government has issued a Tsunami warning and is expecting a wave up to 2 meters high imminently.

No impact has yet been detected at the Fukushima nuclear plant according to Japanese news.

Developing…

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00ljadqj.php

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