USGS is calling it a 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake.
Shallow quake.
Map:
Posted on 04/11/2011 5:50:17 AM PDT by topher
SENDAI, Japan -- A strong new earthquake rattled Japan's northeast Monday as the government urged more people living near a tsunami-crippled nuclear plant to leave, citing concerns about long-term health risks from radiation.
The magnitude 7.0 [USGS revised now to 6.6] aftershock came just hours after people bowed their heads and wept in somber ceremonies to mark a month since a massive earthquake and tsunami that killed up to 25,000 people and set off a crisis of radiation leaks at the nuclear plant by knocking out its cooling systems.
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USGS is calling it a 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake.
Shallow quake.
Map:
Officials said Monday's aftershock did not endanger operations at the tsunami-flooded Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex, where power was cut by the aftershock but quickly restored. ...
Animated - 956 Japan Earthquakes and Counting Since March 11 2011 to April 11 2011
http://www.japanquakemap.com/
WOW! Let the animated map run with “sticky dots” activated and it looks like a WW-II bombing raid over the country!!
EERY: Driving through Fukushima dead zone (english subtitles). Dogs and Cows wander village streets freely in packs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXvvk8A1JLs
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