Posted on 09/05/2018 11:49:26 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas
Two big {6.5 +} earthquakes 10 minutes apart in nearly the same spot in Japan...Large {5.5+} aftershocks happening as well.
Bad sushi?............
That’s up there...20 miles south of Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Initial report showed two quakes about 10 minutes apart within a few miles of each other. Now the list has one only. Still, a single 6.6 is bad enough.
It happened on the island where Sapporo (Winter Olympic site) is located.
Unusual location...
I will keep monitoring that area.
Holy Sushi, Batman!
They are NOT having a good week over there.
And there is a direct correlation between earthquakes and hurricanes.
http://earthsky.org/earth/hurricanes-and-typhoons-can-trigger-earthquakes-says-study
Older article, but, I think still relevant.
Brace yourselves along the Cascadia and San Andreas!
Dutchsinse called it...as usual.
Hang on!
And good luck.
5.56mm
Only 6? Not to worry, nuclear plants are built to withstand an 8.
Folks, when I posted this there were TWO 6+ earthquakes listed on the USGS site, a few miles apart and ten minutes in between. That had been confirmed earlier by an automatic alert I get from one of my twitter feeds.
Shortly after that post, the listing for one of the two was deleted. Therefore this is not as significant, news wise, as I implied originally. (Still it wasn’t pleasant for the people sitting right on top of it, I imagine)
Extremely quiet on the West Coast.
In fact, if you go to the USGS website there have not been any 2.5 or higher quakes in the last 24 hours....From Alaska all the way to Ecuador!.
NHK news covered at the top of the hour. Sounded plenty serious.
A landslide has occurred in Atsuma, Japan following magnitude 6.7 earthquake - Full Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KltSjZnx4LY
The Real-time Earthquake Alert Channel for Japan (Tokyo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITi1jhqjSkE
CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrk
1h
Landslides from a preliminary magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Japan’s Hokkaido island buried a “large” number of homes, broadcaster NHK reports cnn
Robert Ward Verified account @RobertAlanWard 31s31 seconds ago
Extraordinarily shot of extent of landslides triggered by Hokkaido earthquake. All Hokkaido pref now without electricity—5m people, 3m buildings affected. Total power restoration of power may take a week. Kyodo pic. #Japan
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.