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Strong Earthquake Shatters Japan

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Strong Earthquakes Rattle Western Japan




2 hours, 17 minutes ago



By AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press Writer

TOKYO - Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.






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Damage and injuries appeared to be limited because both quakes were far off Japan's coast, and the region shaken most strongly by them was a sparsely populated rural area, Wakayama, 280 miles west of Tokyo.



But tall buildings in Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya shook, while buildings swayed in Tokyo.



The first quake, with a 6.9-magnitude quake, struck shortly after 7 p.m., centered 70 miles southeast off the Kii peninsula and 6 miles beneath the Pacific Ocean floor. Kyodo News reported that five were hurt in the first temblor.



The second temblor, of magnitude 7.3, struck about five hours later, centered about 80 miles southeast off the coast of Kochi prefecture (state) also 6 miles below the seabed. Public broadcaster NHK reported nine people were injured.



Tsunami — waves triggered by seismic activity — were recorded along the Pacific Coast, the largest being 3 feet high.



The Meteorological Agency issued fresh tsunami warnings after the second quake, prompting several coastal towns in Mie prefecture (state) to order residents to evacuate, public broadcaster NHK reported.



The first quake was likely a precursor to the second, NHK quoted Katsuyuki Abe, a professor at Tokyo University, as saying.



"It is important for us to closely observe the seismic activity in the area off the Kii peninsula," said Masahiro Yamamoto, manager of the earthquake and tsunami section of the Meteorological Agency, at a televised news conference. "We need to analyze the movements of the earth's crust. This will take some time."



A high-speed train service was suspended for about 10 minutes, Kyodo reported. Local commuter lines serving western Japan were also temporarily halted, the news agency said.



Most of the injured suffered broken bones or bruises from falling or from being hit by objects, news reports said.



The Meteorological Agency initially said the first quake had a magnitude of 6.8, but later revised it to 6.9.



Japan, which rests atop several tectonic plates, is among the world's most earthquake-prone countries.



A magnitude 7 quake is capable of causing widespread, heavy damage.



In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.
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Didnt a Japanese scientist predict this?
 
Earthquakes in Japan seem to occur quit often like here in California. Luckily for the saving of lives both have required by law that buildings are made as earthquake proof as possible. I pray that the injured will heal quickly. That life will return to normal as soon as possible.
 
Counterfit said:
Good, only a few injuries. Now my anime won't be interrupted :D
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Yeah, that's certainly caring of you.

These on the heels of typhoon # 16, which killed 9 others. More to follow, I'm sure. I wouldn't be surprised if The Philipines don't have one or two soon and Hawaii follows with a volcanic eruption.

Here's more on the earthquakes (in English too): http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20040906p2a00m0dm012000c.html
 
Dudes!

My house felt like a sail boat on water, and I'm all the way in Kyoto!

I live in an old wooden "machiya." I guess it's more flexible!

By the way, anyone in Japan wanna buy an ibook 800Mhz 14in 60giger?
 
floatingspirit said:
Dudes!

My house felt like a sail boat on water, and I'm all the way in Kyoto!

I live in an old wooden "machiya." I guess it's more flexible!

By the way, anyone in Japan wanna buy an ibook 800Mhz 14in 60giger?
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That seems quite far to be feeling the effects but they were strong. Hopefully, those nearer to Tokyo are okay.
 
bousozoku said:
That seems quite far to be feeling the effects but they were strong. Hopefully, those nearer to Tokyo are okay.
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I assure you, there was nothing uncertain about it ("seems") My 20in display and G5 were right here but I didn't so much as stop to grab one. I headed right downstairs and joined the neighbors on the street.

Apparently there we no deaths, just a lot of shaking and minor injuries, thank goodness. Ah, we had #3 this morning and I guessed it to be a 6.3, but I was off by .1 according to CNN. I was just waking up, but I won't get out of bed for anything less than a 6.5.
 
floatingspirit said:
I assure you, there was nothing uncertain about it ("seems") My 20in display and G5 were right here but I didn't so much as stop to grab one. I headed right downstairs and joined the neighbors on the street.

Apparently there we no deaths, just a lot of shaking and minor injuries, thank goodness. Ah, we had #3 this morning and I guessed it to be a 6.3, but I was off by .1 according to CNN. I was just waking up, but I won't get out of bed for anything less than a 6.5.
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Well, you did say that you are living in a machiya. I'm not surprised that it felt stronger because of it. I'm not discounting how you felt, just that your situation probably amplified it. I know from past experience that loose objects always make the experience much more real.
 
floatingspirit said:
I assure you, there was nothing uncertain about it ("seems") My 20in display and G5 were right here but I didn't so much as stop to grab one. I headed right downstairs and joined the neighbors on the street.

Apparently there we no deaths, just a lot of shaking and minor injuries, thank goodness. Ah, we had #3 this morning and I guessed it to be a 6.3, but I was off by .1 according to CNN. I was just waking up, but I won't get out of bed for anything less than a 6.5.
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I was fast asleep in Tokyo during those quakes. But my friend, working in a studio in tokyo at the time, said it was pretty scary.
With that volcano suddenly errupting the other day as well, I hope we're not about to get another earthquake like the one in Kansai a few years back.
 
I remember those days of jumping out of bed whenever an earthquake hit Tokyo. I feel for you guys, althought I moved from one earthquake zone to another, Los Angeles.

The sad part is we did not hear much about the earthquake in the states. I have a lot of friends and family in Tokyo, Chiba-ken and Iburaki-ken. It would have been nice to get some detail information regarding the quakes.
 
kasei said:
I remember those days of jumping out of bed whenever an earthquake hit Tokyo. I feel for you guys, althought I moved from one earthquake zone to another, Los Angeles.

The sad part is we did not hear much about the earthquake in the states. I have a lot of friends and family in Tokyo, Chiba-ken and Iburaki-ken. It would have been nice to get some detail information regarding the quakes.
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Yes, there isn't much information about the earthquakes or typhoons here. Maybe these links will help:

http://www.worldtimes.co.jp/
http://www.asahi.com/english/english.html
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/index-e.htm
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/
http://www.sankei.co.jp/
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/
 
kasei said:
Thanks for the links. I have been reading the Japan Times all week.
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I wish that there had been such information available during the earthquake in Kobe back in the 1980s. At least, the t.v. news had information on that but they're 100 percent devoid of anything but hurricane news here now.
 
kasei said:
The only way you are going to get up to date news is via Fuji TV.
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NHK has a cable channel or two in northeast U.S.A. but I'm 1000 miles from there. :( I have as little contact to Japan now as is likely to be possible, except for websites and internet radio.
 
irmongoose said:
The typhoons usually come from the south and move up along Japan, they at some point hit Mt. Fuji but never go over it. Thus Tokyo, which is towards the east of Mt. Fuji, rarely gets hit that badly.

Things Fall Apart




irmongoose
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I'm glad to see that you're okay.
 
I'm in Aichi prefecture, and we felt it plenty. The scary part was that it lasted so long, about 2 minutes if not longer.

Being here 4 years, I've been lucky in that all the earthquakes that hit were when I was asleep or on the subway, but this was the first time I'd been awake in one. Lamps swinging and the sounds of the whole building shifting around are just not fun.... :( It's like being in an airplane during turbulence, but there's nothing you can do about it ......
 
5300cs said:
I'm in Aichi prefecture, and we felt it plenty. The scary part was that it lasted so long, about 2 minutes if not longer.

Being here 4 years, I've been lucky in that all the earthquakes that hit were when I was asleep or on the subway, but this was the first time I'd been awake in one. Lamps swinging and the sounds of the whole building shifting around are just not fun.... :( It's like being in an airplane during turbulence, but there's nothing you can do about it ......
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Well, it's good that you're okay.
 
5300cs said:
I'm in Aichi prefecture, and we felt it plenty. The scary part was that it lasted so long, about 2 minutes if not longer.
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Yeah, the long ones are a bit more disconcerting.

I was working on my computer when both hit. The first one I kept on working as I didn't realize it at first. Then I noticed my PB15 screen was acting funny. Oops. It was my kitchen light swinging back and forth. Oh, I guess we are having an earthquake. Oh well. Back to work.

When I first came to Japan, I would have been out on the street in a flash. But now, I tend to not even notice them.

And if I am sleeping, I don't even notice an earthquake at all, unless I fall out of bed. Then again, I can sleep most anywhere. For example, during helicopter flight school, there were three students to one instructor. So while your stick buddy was doing his practice autorotations (engine out maneuver) and other emergency proceedures, the two other students sat in the back. I tended to sleep during these times. Would wake up refreshed when it was my turn. Then back to sleep after I was done.

...even slept through an emergency landing, as a passenger in the back, on a C-130 that was on fire. My buddy had to wake me up so I could prepare for evacuation! He couldn't believe it.

Sushi
 
sushi said:
I live about 20 miles to the West of Tokyo.

What earthquake? :eek:

I think that I've been here too long...getting too used to earthquakes!

Sushi
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I would say so. I remember just sitting there watching things flop against the wall. Where can you really go to be safe? The same with the hurricanes lately. If it's going to get you, you're not going to get away.

Glad you're okay, even if you didn't notice otherwise. ;)
 
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