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Breaking News : Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Hits Main Japanese Island of Honshu
FoxNews ^
Posted on 07/23/2008 9:03:08 AM PDT by Scythian
Japan's weather agency says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast.
The Meteorological Agency says there was no danger of a tsunami, or seismic waves, from the 12:26 a.m. Thursday (11:26 a.m. Wednesday EDT) quake, which occurred about 75 miles below the ocean's surface off the coast of Iwate in Japan's Eastern Honshu region.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: earthquake; ringoffire; usgs
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:03:08 AM PDT
by
Scythian
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:04:30 AM PDT
by
LikeLight
(http://www.believersguidetolegalissues.com)
To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo
hope your O.K....
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:06:25 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(If you aren't "advancing" your arguments,your losing "the battle of Ideas"...libs,hates the facts 8^)
To: Scythian
6.9 is no joke - unless it releases Mothra...
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:06:33 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:06:53 AM PDT
by
kimmie7
(<<<---- Too surly for the hoarde.)
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:07:28 AM PDT
by
DocRock
(All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
To: Scythian
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:08:19 AM PDT
by
Jemian
(Politics is just choking good sense.)
To: Scythian
Well, that’ll shake things up.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:08:20 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: 2banana
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:08:54 AM PDT
by
Scythian
To: DocRock
Prayers for Japan. Morioka is a beautiful town, nice people, very traditional. In a previous life, I lived for several months in Ichinoseki, midway between Morioka and Sendai, the next prefectural capital to the south.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:11:31 AM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
To: Scythian
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 538 AM HST WED JUL 23 2008
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0526 AM HST 23 JUL 2008
COORDINATES - 39.7 NORTH 141.7 EAST
LOCATION - EASTERN HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 6.8 MOMENT
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:12:40 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
To: Scythian
Isn't that about the 3rd quake in the range of 7 magnitude in the last few weeks? Is that normal for Japan? I know they get a lot of quakes but I don't know if these are unusual because of the magnitude.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:15:49 AM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
(LIBERALS SHOULD BE EUTHANIZED FOR THE "COMMON GOOD.")
To: Scythian
This is like the third 6+ in the last week. Wasn’t there a 7+ in Northern Japan last month too?
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:20:13 AM PDT
by
Domandred
(McCain's 'R' is a typo that has never been corrected)
To: NRA2BFree
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:22:51 AM PDT
by
Domandred
(McCain's 'R' is a typo that has never been corrected)
To: Domandred
There was a 6.4 in Greece last week.
Link.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:27:34 AM PDT
by
DocRock
(All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
To: Domandred
It is about three days after a full moon. Most occur then or after a new moon.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:27:38 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(you shall know that I, YHvH, your Savior, and your Redeemer, am the Elohim of Ya'aqob. Isaiah 60:16)
To: Domandred
Beat me. To be fair though I was checking to see my memory was correct over at USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia
Thanks for the link! I'll check it out when I get back.
Btw, your little girl is adorable. :o)
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:31:14 AM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
(LIBERALS SHOULD BE EUTHANIZED FOR THE "COMMON GOOD.")
To: DocRock
Thank you!!
The resources here at FR are incredible, got to be one of the best informed sites I’ve ever been to.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:31:49 AM PDT
by
SueRae
To: Scythian
Starting a pool on how long it takes the Goremeister, or one of his minions, to claim Global warming caused it.
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posted on
07/23/2008 9:35:34 AM PDT
by
calex59
To: 2banana
Fortunately it was quite deep.
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