CNN Breaking: Tsunami warning issued for northern Japan!

[MoonRiver]

This follows a 6.4 earthquake.

[FBaggins]

2. If it's 6.4 there isn't much of a threat

Remember that the scale is logarithmic and this quake is on the western side of the country.

Bad enough to have the more common earthquake impacts. Apparently it hit 6.0 at some point on shore - which is bad enough to damage some buildings

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. On the first anniversary of the 2018 Osaka earthquake. Or is it June 19 over there already?

2018 Osaka earthquake

On 18 June 2018, around 7:58 a.m. Japan Standard Time, an earthquake measuring 5.6 Mw on the moment magnitude scale (preliminary 5.5 Mw) struck in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake's epicenter was near Takatsuki and occurred at a depth of approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi). The Japan Meteorological Agency registered a magnitude of 6.1 Mj and an intensity of lower 6 on the shindo scale.