[Doogle]

way early, little news

[The Cajun]

Dang, Mag 7, not good for those poor folks.

[Errant]

Pretty deep - 216 miles below the surface.

[Ezekiel]

Occurred at (JST)
14:28 JST 01 Jan 2012

Latitude (degree)
31.4N

Longitude (degree)
138.6E

Depth
370 km

Magnitude
7.0

Region Name
Torishima Kinka

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20120101143316389-011428.html

[reaganaut]

Not a good way to start off the year.

[Hunton Peck]

From Twitter:

AmbassadorRoos John V. Roos
Memorable start to New Year—about to greet Emperor and Empress for New Year when Imperial Palace began to shake #Japan earthquake
27 minutes ago
Retweeted by BreakingNews

[grey_whiskers]

Sad New Year!

[Bikkuri]

Yeah, was thinking of posting it, but didn’t want to worry fellow FReepers.

A bit unusual, it came in 2 or 3 waves... lasted for about 1 minute from where I am. All is well on my side though... I hope the other FReepers here are ok.

[Jo Nuvark]

Minutes before the quake, I told my
daughter I expected one on New Years.

Father God... please protect Japan.

IN JESUS NAME!

[gunsequalfreedom]

The Meteorological Agency says the offshore quake Sunday struck about 370 kilometers (230 miles) below the sea surface. The agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

[Ronin]

Bounced me out of bed. No damage in Tokyo though. Must have been rough down in Shimoda.

But, the folks who live in Izu are a bit more used to quakes than the rest of the area.

Possible tsunami danger.

[Godzilla]

downgraded to 6.8 and with it being 216 miles deep will have very little impact to the surface.

[Liberty Valance]

bttt

[saintgermaine]

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Geographic coordinates: 31.416N, 138.155E
Magnitude: 7.0 M
Depth: 348 km
Universal Time (UTC): 1 Jan 2012 05:27:54
Time near the Epicenter: 1 Jan 2012 14:27:54
Local standard time in your area: 31 Dec 2011 23:27:54

Location with respect to nearby cities:
241 km (150 miles) SW (220 degrees) of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
368 km (228 miles) S (173 degrees) of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
395 km (245 miles) SSE (157 degrees) of Tsu, Honshu, Japan
495 km (308 miles) SSW (198 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : US c0007fbh

[wolfcreek]

Wheeww. Just a 6.8 (that was close)

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0007fbh.php

[Red_Devil 232]

Isn’t this the second one in two days?

[rwfromkansas]

Very, very far from Tokyo. Very little damage likely. Almost a non-event.

[RaceBannon]

Nothing listed here yet

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

[Caipirabob]

Oh no! Those poor folks...prayers for their safety!

[therightliveswithus]

Hopefully there are no residual quakes/aftershocks

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Wow, that was one heck of a firework.