Earthquake shakes eastern Japan no tsunami warning issued
Local Japanese News In English
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 hit eastern Japan on Friday, public broadcaster NHK said. (Reuters)
Source: News On Japan
I would be scared to death to live in a place like Japan. Nuclear plants on an island surrounded by ocean capable of producing huge tsunamis and earthquakes like it rains. I don't know how the Japanese deal with this, probably they have no choice.
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A powerful earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan on Friday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 7.3 magnitude quake hit 306 miles east northeast of Tokyo, the USGS said. Ref. CNN
Another strong earthquake? All those earthquakes will cause tsunamis and if this kind of situation will occur too often, than that means Japan will be destroyed completely!
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Japan shaken anew by 7.2 magnitude earthquake no tsunami warning released
Local Japanese News In English
Japan has been shaken anew by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, located in Kuril Islands off the country's northern part. (ibtimes.com)
Source: News On Japan
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Fukushima, Japan, the center of a nuclear crisis following a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.
The agency issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast of Tohoku, a region of northern Japan. Ref. CNN