6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Fukushima, Tsunami Warning Issued

Zero Hedge ^ | July 14, 2014

[Zakeet]

Moments ago, at 4:22am local time, a major 6.8 magnitude quake struck eastern Japan, off the Fukushima coast.

• FLASH:M6.8 QUAKE JOLTS OFF FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN, TSUNAMI ALERT
• EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING ISSUED FOR JAPAN, OFF FUKUSHIMA:JMA
• EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING ISSUED FOR JAPAN, OFF FUKUSHIMA:JMA
• TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER JAPAN QUAKE: AP

From the USGS:

So far there have been no reports of damage. Those curious can keep track of Fukushima in real time at the live webcast below:

[al baby]

Just when one thought it safe to go near the shore

[Steely Tom]

The Northridge earthquake of 1994 was 6.7.

Loma Prieta (1989) was 6.9.

[Ghost of SVR4]

It’s hard to tell from that map, is this another deep one?
I can’t recall the details of the last one that did major damage off the top of my head..

[RightGeek]

Here we go again.

[NormsRevenge]

Is the ‘ice wall’ intact??

[SpinnerWebb]

Location

37.069°N 142.364°E depth=13.3km (8.2mi)

[SevenofNine]

Godzilla fault LOL!

[RightGeek]

[SandRat]

Did Godzilla just FART?

[logi_cal869]

After the Typhoon, perhaps...

Then after the Tsunami warning...

THEN after first taking a reading of how hot the surf & sand are (bq).

But I suppose not necessarily in that order.

/s

[silverleaf]

this one was stronger

I remember being here on Free Republic and watching via link the inland tsunami happening real time on Japanese TV (helicopter TV crew was filming)

It was horrible

[ransomnote]

This one is 6.9 miles: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000rs50#summary

According to wiki, the 2011 Fukushima was 19 miles deep:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami

[ransomnote]

FWIW: The wiki page says the one in 2011 was 9.0.

[huldah1776]

the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center hasn’t updated their page with the warning. losers.

[NormsRevenge]

The rolling waves of water and debris are hard to forget,, sad to watch life scrubbed out... Nature is transparent, man claims of be.

[SevenofNine]

HA HA

I don’t know just breaking right now

[bgill]

Just this week, they’re still reporting leaks.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/07/leak-at-fukushima-nuclear-plant-threatens-dangerous-meltdown/

[drypowder]

North America next up? Maybe Kalifornia will break off and float away.

[Ezekiel]

In the *two* days before the 311 9.0 quake, there were some strong EQs in the same area as the big one, two in the low 7s and I think also a couple in the 6s.