JAPAN ISSUES TSUNAMI WARNING FOR OGASAWARA ISLANDS AFTER QUAKE

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JAPAN ISSUES TSUNAMI WARNING FOR OGASAWARA ISLANDS AFTER QUAKE

2010-12-22 00:42:20 GMT+7 (ICT)

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Japan issues tsunami warning for Ogasawara Islands after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes nearby.

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[george]

JMA: "Evacuate from the seashore immediately to the safe places near the above coasts."

CNN: Magnitude 7.4 #earthquake hits off #Japan, U.S. Geological Survey reports. http://on.cnn.com/gkKxJ5

[george]

Pacific-wide tsunami not expected from 7.4 quake; Japanese Meteorological Agency issues warning for Ogasawara Islands /@BreakingNews

[george]

AP: APNewsAlert: A strong earthquake hits in the Pacific Ocean off southern Japan; tsunami warning issued

7.4 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION: Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:19:41 UTCLat/Lon: 26.8656/143.739Depth: 14.9

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/shakemap/global/shake/c0000rxc/

[george]

BNO News: Japan says 'slight' 0.2 meter tsunami observed at Chichijima Futami so far

[george]

BNO News: Two 5.6 magnitude aftershocks struck near the Bonin Islands.

Japan now reports new tsunami wave that hit about 12 mins ago, height is only 0.3 meter

[george]

BNO NEWS: JAPAN CANCELS TSUNAMI WARNING FOLLOWING POWERFUL QUAKE