Earthquake Measuring 6.3 Strikes Japan

Earthquake Measuring 6.3 Strikes Japan

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DEVELOPING: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the island of Okinawa off the coast of Japan -- triggering Tsunami warnings, the USGS said.


Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warning for islands near the quake's epicenter, which is about halfway between Okinawa and Taiwan. The maximum height for waves is expected to be 0.5 meters, or about 1.5 feet.

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Just happened ... more news to come. sorry the socurse is fox news. but a tsunami is a tsunami. Please post any additional information. It is a warning not sure if the tsunami is going to hit japan or another island off the coast. 6.3 magnitude is not the one of the more powerful ones we have seen this year however it can do damage. Not sure the depth of the earthquake.

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It is expected be 0.5 meters in height.

Here is the statement from the Japan Met Agency:

Tsunami Warning/Advisory

Issued at 22:32 JST 04 Oct 2010

******************Headline******************
Tsunami Attension has been issued.
MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA
*******************Text********************
Tsunami Advisory

*MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA

At the following coasts (* marks) tsunamis are
expected to arrive right away.
MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA

***********About Tsunami Forecast************

Tsunami height is expected to be about 0.5 meters, Pay attention to tsunamis.

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I lived in Japan for 3 years. We got biggies like this all the time. And yes .. I mean ALL the time.
And there were some tidal waves every so often. Life as usual in Japan.

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Definitely true.

They shake a lot over there, and small tsunami's like this one are not a big deal for that region.


------Tsunami Warning/Advisory

Issued at 23:15 JST 04 Oct 2010

*******************Text********************
Canceled;
Tsunami Advisory
MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA

*******Tsunami forecast now in effect********
All tsunami warnings and advisories have been cancelled.

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