Breaking March 17th: Two 5.9 Earthquakes strike Japan

9:19 a.m. ET Thursday, 10:19 p.m. Thursday in Tokyo] Aftershocks of magnitudes 5.6 and 5.9 shook the east coast of Japan's main island of Honshu on Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.


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I believe this is the 6th earthquake to occur there over a 5.0 magnitude. Plates must still be shifting.

Are you serious? I heard the aftershocks were averaging 6.0+ once the earthquake has hit! It's pretty crazy!

Originally posted by Leemo
Are you serious? I heard the aftershocks were averaging 6.0+ once the earthquake has hit! It's pretty crazy!

I'm very curious. Looking for more sources and/or explaination of weeks of aftershocks.

I believe this is the 6th earthquake to occur there over a 5.0 magnitude. Plates must still be shifting.

edit on 17-3-2011 by CanadianDream420 because: (no reason given)

I'm sorry but your belief is wrong.
Check this link: earthquake.usgs.gov...
You can easily see there has been a lot more than 6 earthquakes above 5.0
Unless i entirely read that wrong.

And aftershocks can last years after the initial earthquake.

Originally posted by LetsBringIt

I believe this is the 6th earthquake to occur there over a 5.0 magnitude. Plates must still be shifting.

edit on 17-3-2011 by CanadianDream420 because: (no reason given)

I'm sorry but your belief is wrong.
Check this link: earthquake.usgs.gov...
You can easily see there has been a lot more than 6 earthquakes above 5.0

Unless i entirely read that wrong.

And aftershocks can last years after the initial earthquake.

edit on 17-3-2011 by LetsBringIt because: (no reason given)

YIKES!!

I guess then this thread isn't relevant, seeing how there was like 120+

edit on 17-3-2011 by CanadianDream420 because: (no reason given)