Posted on 10/19/2005 7:00:30 AM PDT by Pyro7480
Strong Earthquake Hits Japan; No Injuries
TOKYO - A strong earthquake rocked eastern Japan late Wednesday, shaking buildings in Tokyo and nearby areas, but there was no immediate report of injuries or damage.
The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, was centered 24 miles below the sea off the coast of Ibaraki prefecture, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan's meteorological agency earlier put the magnitude at 6.2 from the quake, which hit at 8:50 p.m. (7:50 a.m. EDT). There was no danger of tsunami, it added.
Runways at Tokyo's Narita airport closed temporarily but later reopened, Kyodo News agency said. Bullet train service north of Tokyo also was suspended but quickly resumed.
A nuclear power plant in Tokaimura near the quake zone had shut down automatically, according to national broadcaster NHK.
The quake also shook buildings in Ibaraki, Chiba and Fukushima prefectures.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries because it sits atop four tectonic plates. Since the late 1970s, the government has taken measures to strengthen its monitoring of seismic activity, and to coordinate steps with local governments on how to cope with earthquakes.
On Oct. 23, 2004, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan, killing 40 people and damaging more than 6,000 homes. It was the deadliest to hit Japan since 1995, when a magnitude-7.2 quake killed 6,433 people in the western city of Kobe.
You're welcome! :-)
Just thinking about you, and hoping you and daughter are doing well - looking ahead to what mercy is in store.
My God! Drug testing for starters. And then weeding out the weeds.
Now that she is doing great we just need to catch up. Keep us in your prayers.
Thanks for the update. I was just listening to a talk yesterday (I listen to a lot of tapes) describing how the more we surrender to God as master, and give Him charge of our life, the freer we become of all worry and anxiety. The real source of worry and anxiety is when we feel we have to shoulder everything ourselves.
The more we depend on Him, the more He personally takes charge, and everything unfolds as He wants it.
I know you know this, sometimes it helps to remember again and again!
"He's got the whole world in His hands!"
That is a good reminder. I have a co-worker who is ready to be remarried but the guy she wants isn't ready yet (so he says). I keep reminding her that God will bring the perfectly right person into her life when the time is right. I remind myself of the same.
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