[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Uh oh!

[hole_n_one]

[NCC-1701]

Looks like Godzilla is on the move. Again. I hope that not many people were hurt in this.

[Types_with_Fist]

7.0 is preliminary isn't it? Don't these things get revised up or down afterward?

[A CA Guy]

Prayers for the Japanese people.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Link here: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00000390.htm

[hole_n_one]

Magnitude 7.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2005 August 16 02:46:30 UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

A major earthquake occurred at 02:46:30 (UTC) on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. The magnitude 7.0 event has been located in NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude	7.0
Date-Time	Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 02:46:30 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 11:46:30 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	38.400°N, 141.800°E
Depth	55 km (34.2 miles) set by location program
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	82 km (51 miles) ENE (78°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan 138 km (86 miles) ENE (57°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 157 km (98 miles) SSE (158°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan 354 km (220 miles) NNE (30°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	Nst=042, Nph=042, Dmin=377.1 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00000390

[Billthedrill]

Not good. If that's the epicenter the red square is over, it looks to be just north of Tokyo. That would be a very bad thing.

Prayers up.

[FireTrack]

Its deep, 34.2 miles.

[cmsgop]

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0257Z 16 AUG 2005

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0247Z 16 AUG 2005
COORDINATES - 38.4 NORTH 141.8 EAST
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.0

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

[M. Espinola]

As of this posting the BBC is reporting numerous injuries north of Tokyo caused by this major earthquake taking place some 20 kilometers beneath the ocean floor.

Tokyo & Yokohama are long overdue for the 'big one', equal or worse then the great Great Kanto Quake of 1923.

[Strategerist]

Given the depth and the distance offshore, likely not any sort of massive disaster and I'd doubt there'd be a serious tsunami.

[bonfire]

ping

[CindyDawg]

I just talked to my son and he didn't say anything. He's south of Toyko though.

[M. Espinola]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 03:11 GMT 04:11 UK

Earthquake rocks northern Japan

A powerful earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.8 has been felt in the Japanese capital Tokyo.

A tsunami alert has been issued for the country's Pacific coastal region, the meteorological agency has said.

Initial reports say there have been some casualties in the prefecture of Sendai, Kyoto News is quoted as saying.

Eyewitnesses have spoken of buildings swaying in the heart of Tokyo following the tremor, which struck around 1146 (02:46 GMT).

[wallcrawlr]

sumo match?

[Chena]

I'm sure the MSM will be all over this Japan earthquake; unlike the incredible 7.9 we experienced in Alaska on November 3, 2002. Guess it's based on the difference between LOTS of people, and only a few. :)

[M. Espinola]

This is a very good link for updates:

(Kyodo News) Powerful quake strikes northeastern Japan, tsunami warning issued

[ChildOfThe60s]

[SuziQ]

Yowsers!! Our daughter and I just returned last week from a two week trip to Tokyo! While we were there, there were a couple of light earthquakes. It was a very strange feeling! The friends with whom we stayed live pretty far from Tokyo Bay or any other body of water, so they won't have any problems from any tsunami. They also live in a house, far away from any tall buildings, so that won't be a worry either.