Strong quakes shake Japan, but no apparent damage

Strong quakes shake Japan, but no apparent damage

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TOKYO — A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeast Japan late Wednesday evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year's devastating tsunami.

The strongest tremor, off Hokkaido island, was 6.8 magnitude and caused tidal changes that prompted some communities to issue evacuation orders or tsunami advisories to residents nearest the coast.

A swelling of 20 centimeters (8 inches) was observed in the port of Hachinohe in Aomori, northern Japan, about one hour later. Smaller changes were reported in several locations on Hokkaido island and Aomo

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This is only 3 days after the 1 year anniversary of the Fukushima incident. The timing, as geological time goes, is almost perfect. We'll probably see a few weeks more of lesser, or possibly stronger, tremors in the area. It's good see there wasn't any major damage or deaths.

The Earth is really waking up for some reason around there!

/TOA

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Well, looks like it was already posted. Though the title of the other post is not the title of his source . Mods, kill this one, I guess.

/TOA

Wasn't there a similar size jolt just days before the big earthquake (9.1) last year that caused the tsunami over there?

I hope this isn't a foreshock to something bigger.

damn! not expecting good news in the next week or so!
there was a 7.2 two days BEFORE the 9.0.
not saying nothin about nothin.. but i wouldnt be renting a hotel on the water front.

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Indeed there was a little series of bigger quakes

But for the sake of those poor people, I hope this is not a very bad deja vu (is that how you spell that??)

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Shows the earthquake activity in the region, hoping not to see any more big red squares today

There seem to have been quite a number in the past day

I don't have a good feeling about
these quakes. Wanted to join in
to get further updates. It is difficult
to believe there is no damage.

Friend of mine is over there. I heard that his hotel shook pretty good, kind of an eye opener.
Let's hope for no repeat of last year.

brill