M 6.0 Earthquake , 9km NW of Sumoto, Japan
Source: US Geological Survey
An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 occurred near Wakayama, Honshu, Japan at 20:33:16.24 UTC on Apr 12, 2013. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Read more: http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=1b098450ac9a01a7&hl=en&gl=GB&source=web
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)A 6 is a nasty jolt and those leaking, melting-down nuke reactors are already teetering...especially number 4 (with the spent "fuel rods from hell"
It's about as far from the epicenter as Chicago is to Minneapolis.
subject
(118 posts)just gonna freakin explode one day?
Sea Stories
(3 posts)hope not. It would be a long swim to South Korea. But today's shake makes me glad I am moving from a place on the 10th floor to a place on the 2nd floor in a couple of weeks!
BumRushDaShow
(128,905 posts)Glad you are okay and congrats on your new spot! Nothing like having piece of mind.