STRONG 6.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF EASTERN JAPAN - JMA

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STRONG 6.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF EASTERN JAPAN - JMA

2011-03-22 14:35:57 GMT+7 (ICT)

TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck off eastern Japan, seismologists say.

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-03-22

[flying]

Jeez cant they get a break there?

They have so much already to deal with.

They are not calling this one another after shock.....

I know it is an active area to begin with but this is getting insanely active

Wonder why all this seismic flair up

Edited March 22, 2011 by flying

[Totster]

Earthquake Details

* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 6.6

Date-Time

* Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 07:18:47 UTC

* Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 05:18:47 PM at epicenter

* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 37.249°N, 143.956°E

Depth 26.5 km (16.5 miles)

Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances 274 km (170 miles) E of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan

293 km (182 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan

313 km (194 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan

415 km (257 miles) ENE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles)

Parameters NST=300, Nph=305, Dmin=518.7 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 32°,

M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7

Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc00028pe

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00028pe.html

totster

[TheWalkingMan]

All these earthquakes/aftershocks really work on your nerves, as in the back of your mind you are really wondering if this is it.

TheWalkingMan

Edit - As I type, another one just hit.

Edited March 22, 2011 by TheWalkingMan