Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Asian Defense News: Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits near Japanese islands: USGS

Asian Defense News: Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits near Japanese islands: USGS
TOKYO — A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck southern Japan Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with people in nearby coastal regions told to evacuate ahead of a possible two-metre-high tsunami.

The quake was followed just over 20 minutes later by two aftershocks, a minute apart, of 5.6-magnitude

The quake hit at 3:19 am local time (1719 GMT Tuesday), 153 kilometres (95 miles) east of Chichi-shima in Japan's remote Bonin island region and at a shallow depth of just 14 kilometres.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a destructive widespread tsunami.

But it warned in a bulletin: "Earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometres of the earthquake epicentre.

"Authorities in the region of the epicentre should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action."

Japanese television broadcasts carried a bulletin from the meteorological agency warning that a tsunami was expected to hit the coasts of Bonin island, referred in Japan as the Ogasawara islands, with two-metre (6.6-feet) waves predicted.

"Everyone near the coast must evacuate to a higher ground," the broadcasts warned.

The quake was followed just over 20 minutes later by two aftershocks, a minute apart, of 5.6-magnitude. Both were just 10 kilometres deep, USGS said.

Around 20 percent of the world's most powerful earthquakes strike Japan, which sits on the "Ring of Fire" surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

But high building standards, regular drills and a sophisticated tsunami warning system mean that casualties are often minimal.

Related News

Sify - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Tokyo, Dec 22 (DPA) A 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook a chain of Japanese islands early Wednesday, forcing the Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami ...

Quake hits southeast Japan, tsunami warning issued

Reuters Africa - Yoko Kubota, Andrew Dobbie - ‎24 minutes ago‎
TOKYO Dec 22 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 jolted islands in the Pacific southeast of mainland Japan on Wednesday and a tsunami warning ...

Magnitude-7.4 earthquake hits Pacific off Japan's Bonin Islands, tsunami ...

Xinhua - Mu Xuequan - ‎26 minutes ago‎
TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale hit Japan's Bonin Islands early Wednesday morning, and the Japanese authorities ...

JAPAN: 7. 4 QUAKE IN OGASAWARA ISLANDS, RISK OF TSUNAMI

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - ‎30 minutes ago‎
(AGI) Tokyo - A 7.4-magnitude quake has struck Ogasawara islands, south of Tokyo, the US Geological Survey said. Experts have warned of the possibility of a ...

Japanese quake prompts tsunami warning

CBC.ca - ‎53 minutes ago‎
A tsunami warning has been issued after a tremor occurred in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Japan. The United States Geological Survey said the quake had a ...

Earthquake Off Southern Japan Triggers Tsunami Warning

NPR (blog) - Mark Memmott - ‎57 minutes ago‎
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake near the Bonin Islands off southern Japan has led that nation's Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning ...

No tsunami threat for NZ after Japan quake

TVNZ - ‎57 minutes ago‎
The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management says there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after an earthquake hit Japan this morning. ...

Earthquake Near Japan Triggers Tsunami Warning

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
AP TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake hit in the Pacific Ocean off southern Japan, triggering a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey said Tuesday's ...

Tsunami warning after Japan quake

NEWS.com.au - ‎1 hour ago‎
A MAJOR 7.4-magnitude quake struck southern Japan overnight, the US Geological Survey said, with experts warning of the possibility of a local tsunami. ...

Strong quake off coast of Japan

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported. ...

Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Japan coast

TVNZ - ‎1 hour ago‎
There's been an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale, off the south coast of Japan. Japanese authorities are warning there's the potential for a ...

Pacific quake sparks brief tsunami scare

Stuff.co.nz - ‎1 hour ago‎
A major earthquake near Japan's Bonin Islands sparked a tsunami alert for a short time this morning. The powerful quake, 1049 kilometres southeast of Tokyo, ...

Tsunami warning for Japan after 7.4 quake

New Zealand Herald - Jim Eagles - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Japanese Meteorological Agency have issued a tsunami warning following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Japan's Bonin Islands, around 1000km south of ...

Japan quake sparks tsunami alert

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
A tsunami alert has been issued after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off southern Japan, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. ...

7.4 quake hits off Japanese islands

msnbc.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck in waters off Japan's Bonin Islands in the Pacific, the US Geological Survey reported Tuesday. The epicenter was about 650 ...

Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits near Japanese islands: USGS

AFP - ‎1 hour ago‎
TOKYO — A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck southern Japan Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with people in nearby coastal regions told to evacuate ...

Tsunami Warning Issued After Undersea Quake Near Japan

MyStateline.com - ‎8 minutes ago‎
A tsunami warning has been issued for Japan's Bonin Islands after a strong undersea earthquake. The quake had a magnitude of seven-point-four and occurred ...

7.4 QUAKE RECORDED OFF COAST OF JAPAN

Zacks.com - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Dec 21, 2010 (SmarTrend News Watch via COMTEX) -- CNN is reporting that an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit off the coast of Japan at 3:19am on ...

7.4 earthquake hits Pacific, no tsunami warning issued for Hawaii

Hawaii News Now - ‎18 minutes ago‎
PACIFIC OCEAN (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean 80 miles south of Japan near the Bonin Islands on Tuesday. ...

Japanese Meteorological Association Issues Mild Tsunami Warning

CityNews - ‎52 minutes ago‎
Japan's Meteorological Association issued a tsunami warning Tuesday afternoon following a powerful earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. ...

Tsunami warnings in effect after major earthquake hits off Japan

Channel 6 News Online - ‎53 minutes ago‎
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Japan issued a tsunami warning for some of its islands on early Wednesday morning after a powerful earthquake struck off its coast. ...

7.4 earthquake strikes Bonin Islands in Japan

Wikinews - ‎1 hour ago‎
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck the Bonin Islands in Japan. Japanese officials have issued a ...

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake rumbles through Bonin Islands region of Japan

OregonLive.com - Stuart Tomlinson - ‎1 hour ago‎
A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 7.4 rocked the Bonin Islands region of Japan this morning at 9:19 am Pacific ...

Severe 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan, no tsunami alert (Breaking News)

DigitalJournal.com - Andrew Moran - ‎1 hour ago‎
Tokyo - An intense 7.4-magnitude earthquake has rocked the nation of Japan, specifically in the Bonin Islands. There have been no immediate ...

Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits near Japanese islands: USGS

Jakarta Globe - ‎1 hour ago‎
A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off Japan's southern Bonin Islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with experts warning of the possibility ...

No comments:

Post a Comment