[Pyro7480]

Magnitude 6.5 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2005 October 19 11:44:43 UTC

[gwjack]

Thanks for posting this article. My daughter is in Ibaraki as a college student this semester. She called me within ten minutes of it happening this morning/evening. She was excited as we don't get to experience quakes in Oklahoma. She slept through the one on Sunday.

I assured her that it was a serious matter, and nothing in which to take delight.

Having already confessed my ignorance about earthquakes, is there anything noteworthy about the two so close together? Can an aftershock (6.5) be larger than the original (5.1)?The one today lasted approximately 1 minute she said.

Gwjack

[John O]

Strong earthquake hits Japan, a non-moslem country, and no one dies. Strong earthquake hits pakistan, a moslem country, and tens of thousands die.

So why is islam supposed to be so good again?

[bkwells]

Ping!

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Strong Earthquake Hits Japan; No Injuries

Well then it wasn't really strong then, now was it.

The dumbing-down of the school system continues.

[bd476]

Magnitude 6.4 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan

2005 October 19 11:44:43 UTC
at 07:44:43 AM (EDT) - (New York, Toronto)
at 06:44:43 AM (EST) - (Indianapolis, Jamaica)
at 06:44:43 AM (CDT) - (Chicago, Mexico City)
at 05:44:43 AM (CST) - (Regina, Guatemala)
at 05:44:43 AM (MDT) - (Denver, Calgary, Mazatlan)
at 04:44:43 AM (MST) - (Phoenix)
at 04:44:43 AM (PDT) - (Los Angeles, Vancouver, Tijuana)
at 03:44:43 AM (AKDT) - Alaska Daylight (Anchorage)
at 02:44:43 AM (AHDT) - Aleutian Daylight (Adak)
at 01:44:43 AM (HST) - Hawaii Standard (Honolulu)

Preliminary Earthquake Report U.S. Geological Survey,
National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 11:44:43 (UTC) on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. The magnitude 6.4 event has been located in near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

• Magnitude 6.4
• Date-Time Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 11:44:43 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time
• Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 8:44:43 PM = local time at epicenter
• Location 36.397°N, 140.851°E
• Depth 37.2 km (23.1 miles) set by location program
• Region Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
  
  Distances
  
  

  35 km (20 miles) E of Mito, Honshu, Japan
  75 km (45 miles) S of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
  130 km (80 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
  150 km (95 miles) SSE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
  
  
  

[bd476]

Seismicity in 2005

[rocksblues]

It has been reported further that American President George W. Bush is scheduled to visit Japan today so therefore it's Bush's fault!