Strong Earthquake Near Japan Triggers Tsunami Warning

[Kennah]

Source: NPR

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck in the Pacific Ocean, triggering a tsunami warning off the southern coast of Japan.

Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred about 80 miles off the southern coast of Chichi Island in the Pacific Ocean. The offshore quake struck at around 2:20 a.m. local time.

The U.S. Geological Survey also put the quake's magnitude at 7.4.

The Japanese agency issued a tsunami alert of up to 6 feet for nearby islands and warnings of milder tsunami for the southern coasts on the main Japanese island.

Read more: http://www.npr.org/2010/12/21/132242941/strong-earthquake-near-japan-triggers-tsunami-warning

[freshwest]

1. Good Luck

To the folks over there. They seem well prepared.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. over 30 large aftershocks.. wow

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html


World seismographs... some of them are almost black
http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml

[jimlup]

3. This is definitely not a baby quake.

Cross your fingers.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. I think it's a baby island

some info on the recent activity here..
https://feww.wordpress.com/tag/bonin-islands/

[lonestarnot]

4. Damn!