Saturday 26 October 2013

BREAKING: Earth off coast of Honshu

7.3 magnitude quake registered off central Japanese coast
An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude has hit 231 miles (371 kilometers) east of Japan’s Honshu Island, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt in Tokyo. Meteorologists warn that a 1-meter-high tsunami could follow.


RT,
25 October, 2013

The tsunami was due to hit at 17.42 GMT in the Fukushima region, the Japanese Weather Agency predicted. The agency issued a "yellow" warning meaning the tsunami is not expected to exceed a height of 1 meter.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has ordered the evacuation of workers from near the sea wall at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the earthquake, local NHK reports.

People in coastal regions around the Fukushima Prefecture coastline have been advised to move to higher ground.



Japan's Met Agency has revised up its magnitude reading to 7.1 for quake off Fukushima coast. Shaking intensity map: 
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The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers at 3:10am local time, 320 kilometers southeast of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, according to the US Geological Survey. Strong tremors could be felt on Japan’s main Honshu Island, as well as on the northern island of Hokkaido.

"Marine threat is in place," the Japan Meteorological Agency said. "Get out of the water and leave the coast immediately."

There were no immediate reports of damage on land from the quake.


UPDATE:

Hiroko Tabuchi @HirokoTabuchi

All workers who were near the water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant have been evacuated to a fortified building on-site - Tepco





BREAKING: Earthquake Hits Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant; Tsunami Expected to Hit Reactor


25 October, 2013, 1


From Fox News:

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the Fukushima region of Japan Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake hit Japan’s east coast at 2:10 a.m. Tokyo time, near the crippled Fukushima nuclear site. The tremor was felt in Tokyo, some 300 miles away.
Japan’s emergency agencies declared a tsunami warning for the area.


From AP:

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Saturday morning off Japan’s east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan’s emergency agencies declared a tsunami warning for the area.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency raised the tsunami warning for the area of Honshu. But the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not post warnings for the rest of the Pacific.





Tweets are coming in thick and fast - 



On top of a M7.1 quake and tsunami advisory, Japan is bracing for two powerful typhoons. Not a good night. pic.twitter.com/ZfHa7fDbOp


Breaking: 30 cm (1-foot) tsunami detected at Ayukawa, Miyagi at 3:07 a.m. local time - NHK.


The #tsunami was detected at Ishinomaki which was hit by a 10-meter high wave on 3/11/11 destroying nearly half the city.


Smaller waves also detected at Ofunato & Kamaishi after 30cm (1ft) tsunami at Ayukawa. NHK warns that tsunami could ultimately reach higher.


NHK: Tsunami measuring 55cm (1.8ft) detected at Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Miyagi. Plant says it's able to withstand 17m (55ft) tsunami.

NHK: Tsunami measuring 55cm (1.8ft) detected at Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Miyagi. Plant says it's able to withstand 17m (55ft) tsunami.

NHK: 6,000 households were urged to evacuate in Kamaishi, Iwate Pref. amid #tsunami fears. #Japan
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