Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo area [preliminary magnitude at 6.9]

[Turborama]

Source: AP

TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has shaken the Japanese capital of Tokyo and surrounding areas, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Sunday.

There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties from the temblor, which rattled furniture and walls in Tokyo homes at 7:56 p.m. (6:56 a.m. ET) Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The agency said there is no danger of tsunami from the quake, which was centered in the Izu Islands, 192 miles south southwest of Tokyo.

Editor's note: Please check back for details on this breaking news story.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32348004/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. On the spot reporting from a DUer here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6258232

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks! I was just about to post that...

Sounds terrifying to me... :scared:

[Union Yes]

2. CNN reporting it's 7.1 now.

[kedrys]

4. So does the IRIS Seismic Monitor

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/zoom/events/?lon=138.04&lat=33.1436

[Rhiannon12866]

5. CNN Link: Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Japan coast

(CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck off the south coast of Japan on Sunday night local time, "jolting Tokyo and wide areas of eastern Japan," the country's Kyodo news agency reported.

The 7.1 earthquake hit 200 miles (320 kilometers) south-southwest of Tokyo at 7:55 p.m. (6:55 a.m. ET), the United States Geological Survey reported.

Its epicenter was 188 miles (303 kilometers) deep, the USGS said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported its magnitude as 6.9, Kyodo said.

There were no immediate reports of damage, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/japan.earthquake/

[goclark]

6. 6.9 ? Prayers for everyone

I was in Tokyo, in August,10 years ago.

[Haole Girl]

7. That's a big one

I hope everyone is ok.

[undeterred]

8. More info at link

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009kcaz.php#maps