Posted on 08/20/2005 8:02:08 PM PDT by HAL9000
STRONG QUAKE HITS NORTHERN JAPAN - MEDIA
How bad Hal???
Strong quake strikes Niigata
A strong earthquake hit Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast Sunday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The quake, which occurred at 11:29 a.m. in the prefecture's Chuetsu region, registered a lower-5 on Japan's quake intensity scale of 7, the agency said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or of a tsunami warning.
Urgent Headline NewsNo trouble found at Niigata nuclear reactor after quake: TEPCO
bdquakeping
Another One...,Jeezzz
AGAIN?
Magnitude 7.2
Man,they are getting slammed.
Magnitude 5.1 - NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2005 August 21 02:29:32 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/uscaac.htm
A moderate earthquake occurred at 02:29:32 (UTC) on Sunday, August 21, 2005. The magnitude 5.1 event has been located in NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 25 km (16 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Quake jolts northern Japan, no damage reported
TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 jolted northern Japan on Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said.
The quake occurred at 11:29 a.m. (0229 GMT).
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
The focus of the tremor was very shallow in Niigata prefecture, the agency said.
The superfast bullet train system was stopped briefly when the quake caused electricity to be cut off, but resumed operations minutes later, NHK said.
No irregularities were found at a nuclear plant at Kashiwazaki in Niigata after the quake, NHK said.
The magnitude of the earthquakes was measured according to a technique similar to the Richter scale, but adjusted for Japan's geological characteristics.
'Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. The country accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
In October 2004, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck the Niigata region in northern Japan, killing 40 people and injuring more than 3,000. That was the deadliest quake since a magnitude 7.3 tremor hit the city of Kobe in 1995, killing more than 6,400.
If my geography is right, Niigata is on the western coast of the island, well away from most major centers...
Yikes. That could cause some damage.
(Theoretically,) Aren't the 7.0s the bursts that relieve the stress of something bigger? Isn't this some kind of small blessing?
Japan * ping * (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)
the 7.2 was NOT tonight
7.2 2005/08/16 02:46:28 38.251 142.059 36.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Magnitude 5.1 - NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2005 August 21 02:29:32 UTC
They get bigger, but not much bigger. 7.0 is a big shaker!
Yes, My wife says a 7 is a big shaker!
Slept right through it here in Yokohama.
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