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 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.)
(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)
Magnitude 5.1 - NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2005 August 21 02:29:32 UTC
Slept right through it here in Yokohama.
Just got off the phone with a friend in Tokyo who said he didn't feel this one, which is a good sign (for Tokyo) as they all really felt the Sendai quake the other day.
Ring of Fire.