Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan …

[maballer1]

Associated Press
TOKYO—Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.

The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one metre. The warning was issued for a coastal area already torn apart by last month's tsunami.

Officials say Thursday's quake was a 7.4-magnitude and hit 40 kilometres under the water and off the coast of Miyagi prefecture. The quake that preceded last month's tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude.

Buildings as far away as Tokyo shook for about a minute.

U.S. Geological Survey gave the preliminary magnitude as 7.4 and it struck off the eastern coast 100 kilometres from Sendai and 140 kilometres from Fukushima. It was about 345 kilometres from Tokyo.

The depth was 40 kilometres. Shallower quakes tend to be more destructive.

Hundreds of aftershocks have shaken the northeast region devastated by the March 11 earthquake, but few have been stronger than 7.0.
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[Lon]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

Sad news again.

What the hell did Japan do to deserve this again?.

 

[talia]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

I watched a special on the quake on Nova and they said Japan can expect more....the plate that released the pressure last month runs all along the coast of japan and where it released pressure before, all that did was transfer the pressure to another area of the plate. Eventually all these other areas that are now under pressure, will release.

After last month's, 500 aftershocks hit. They had the geological survey display (which is live monitoring) and the shocks were coming fast and furious like nuclear explosiions. (they even added sound effects).

Japan is in for some serious trouble over the next few years.....

On another note, the tsunami wave was so powerful, a little communit set 8 kms up in the mountains now has a salt water lake where only a little river was before. The wave pushed so far inland it followed the river up into the mountains. Some locals expressed concern that once the lake recedes (if it ever does completely) they fear they are going to find all kinds of bodies carried upriver......scary thought.

Another interesting fact, as if knocking the earth off its axis and moving 13 feet closer to the US wasn't enough, parts of the japan coastline dropped 3 feet in elevation. This was the area that built the tsunami wall and lock system. Only problem now is since the land its built on is 3 feet lower, they're not tall enough....

I hope when they rebuild that they wisen up and not build so close to the shore....that would be suicide.

 

[Destiny]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

Tboy, appreciate your insights regarding quakes.

 

[Joe P]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

Tsunami warning lifted 90 minutes after quake rocks northeast Japan - AP

 

[CHiL0Sa]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

See, you CAN learn from watching TV (Nova is a fricken amazing show....if I taught science in Highschool it'd be a manadatory weekly assignment)

 

[Caroline]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

Good thing.

 

[shealynn r]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

Interesting take Tboy.

 

[Abbey loves Jesus]

Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 7.4 quake off Japan

I think the entire program is available on the Nova website for those that want to see the whole thing....it's really fascinating....