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To: HAL9000
AFP via Babelfish translation -

Strong seism in the south of Japan, alerts with the tsunami

TOKYO - a strong seism magnitude 7 on the open scale of Richter shook Sunday morning the island of Kyushu, in the south of Japan, and an alarm with the tsunami was launched, announced the weather agency nippone.

No information was immediately available on possible dégats or victims.

The jolt was felt with 10H53 (01H53 GMT) and its epicentre is located in the area of Fukuoka, the capital of Kyushu.

Alarm with the tsunami, which makes state of a rise of the sea which can reach up to one half-meter, relates to the coastal prefectures of Fukuoka and Nagasaki, specified service Kyodo the news.


30 posted on 03/19/2005 6:29:31 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: HAL9000
Yonhap News (South Korea) -

Busan-Earthquake

A heavy tremor erupts in South Korea's southeastern region, residents in Busan and nearby areas told to evacuate buildings


42 posted on 03/19/2005 6:36:12 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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