BREAKING:Quake Hits Nagano, Niigata Areas (6.6)

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[Smogger]

Different fault line then the previous quake. This one on land. On TV Now.

[BunnySlippers]

Different fault line, different place, different quake.

How big?

[skeeter]

Nagano’s in the Japanese Alps. Weird quake pattern.

[BunnySlippers]

Oops, 6.6 ...

[Smogger]

6.6. No Tsunami alert so far.

[AmericanInTokyo]

yes, somewhat strong, felt 10 min, ago!

[Smogger]

Different fault line. Different quake. Not an aftershock. Likely triggered by the 8.9 quake.

[John W]

USGS just now shows a 6.2 over there.

[Smogger]

Keep us up to date!

[BunnySlippers]

Google Images brings up snow monkeys, and beautiful snowy mountains for Nagano, Japan:

http://www.google.com/images?q=nagano+japan&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7IBMA_en&um=1&hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&wrapid=tlif129987143873410&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=ni&biw=1035&bih=684

[Squantos]

Stay Safe...

[Dead Corpse]

Ouch...

Unfortunately, there will probably be more of these. When a big one cuts loose, it takes a while for the various other stress points to either slip or stick in their new configurations.

[txhurl]

When blam makes it back, I’m going to ask him what he thinks about Japan being pretty much on the opposite side of the globe from Yellowstone, and with the supermoon coming up, as sleep is overrated, anyway.

[gaijin]

Yeah, that is in a totally different part of Japan.

WOW..!

[PGR88]

Stay safe!

[grobdriver]

God’s not waiting for 2012?

[DTogo]

New quake, M6.6 in central Niigata, north of Nagano.

日本＊ピング＊ (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)

[TSgt]

[Smogger]

USGS is calculating that the depth is only 1km. This will create tons of damage!

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001z2a.php

[Bikkuri]

Been feeling them for the last 13 hours :/

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Bikk