Earthquake in Tokyo

MSNBC

[aberaussie]

Just heard something (on MSNBC) about an earthquake in Tokyo...no details as of yet.

[aberaussie]

More details - offshore, 6.8, does not sound like it did much in the city. They really have not heard much yet.

[Drammach]

Read/heard something about a "seaquake" off Tokyo earlier today, about 7pm or so..
Might have been in reference to that.

[BlownChevelle]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usapab.htm

6.6 magnitude

Location 37.867°N, 142.478°E
Depth 33 km (21 miles) set by location program
Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

[Drammach]

Today: October 30, 2003 at 20:24:16 PST

Strong Earthquake Rocks Northern Japan

ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook the northern part of Japan's main island early Friday, and was followed by another, more moderate jolt. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

A magnitude 6.8 quake is strong enough to do considerable damage in populated areas.

But Friday's temblor was centered offshore, about 250 miles north of Tokyo, and about 20 miles under the seabed, which was believed to have softened its impact.

"Things shook quite a bit, but it wasn't strong enough to break anything," said Yasuko Oba, a spokeswoman for the Sendai Prefectural Police, the jurisdiction nearest the epicenter. "It seemed to go on for about 30 seconds."

The first quake, which was powerful enough to sway buildings as far away as Tokyo, was followed by another offshore tremor with an estimated magnitude of 4.6.

Officials warned residents to stay away from the shoreline because of possible tsunami - ocean waves generated by seismic activity. Shortly after the quake, a tsunami of about 12 inches was recorded.

Railway officials said there were no reports of damage, and added that local trains were running as usual.

A worker at a convenience store in Wakuya, the town which registered the strongest shaking, said nothing was knocked off the shelves by the quake. He gave only his surname, Yamaki.

A magnitude 8 temblor struck Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido on Sept. 27. That quake damaged homes and roads, and injured 756 people. Two fishermen were believed to have been swept away by tsunami waves as high as 13 feet.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. It sits atop four tectonic plates, slabs that move across the earth's surface.

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[BlownChevelle]

BTW, not sure if that's the right one, that one was at 0130UTC, which was a few hours ago...

[SierraWasp]

"Shortly after the quake, a tsunami of about 12 inches was recorded."

Talk about "anti-climactic!" Reminds one of the US Bankruptcy in 1995 book!!! (Or, even Y2K)

[FairOpinion]

They also translate it to other time zones:

This is the time of the 6.6 one off the East coast of Honshu Island.

Thursday, October 30, 2003 at 08:06:32 PM (EST) - Eastern Standard (New York, Toronto, Jamaica)

[kayak]

LOL!

[egarvue]

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Gozhira - AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[Grampa Dave]

The plain old wind from a storm is causing massive wave warnings from Eureka to Brookings, Oregon with really high seasonal tides.

In September, there was a tsunami warning when we were on vacation in Brookings. We were on a third floor condo about 150' above sea level. My poor Trophy Bride didn't sleep good the night of the warning, and I dropped like a rock into sleep for about 7 hours.

The next morning, she asked how I could sleep with the warning?

I said it was simple. If a wave higher than 150' hit us, we would make the record books. Also, there was nothing that we could do besides drive up the Chetco River about 17 miles and spend the night in the Bronco, I'm too old for that. I got the look from her

[SierraWasp]

I got the look from her"

RUN FOR YOUR RIVES! (It's almost knee deep)

[SierraWasp]

BULLETIN ON NUMBER 15!!!

[SierraWasp]

"we were on vacation in Brookings."

In 1978 I was talkin to "Silly Sally" in Brookings on my "Criminal Band" radio. Her claim to fame was collectin men's used underwear! That was "Earth-Shocking." (about a 1.2)

[Grampa Dave]

You need some sleep!

[Terp]

I lived in the Tokyo are for around 9 years or so. They have earthquakes almost on a daily basis. Having said this, killer quakes normally hit the Tokyo area every 70 years or so. The last big one was in 1923. So their about 10 overdue for another big one.

http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/1923EQ/

[dsc]

Didn't feel a thing.