Big Quake 5.7 or so just hit near Fukushima

www.jma.go.jp...

Waiting on USGS report-

And also another after shock is hitting too.

Can't be good for the nuclear power plant situation....

Edit: fortunately the seismic intensity level was only a 3 at Fukushima, if you read that chart...But still...that is still aggravating to a bad situation...

reply to post by TrueAmerican


good one, my stupid EQ app on my phone never seems to register the "important" ones.
missed it

looks like its a 5.1 downgrade

just curious what a 5.7 is on our scale? theirs goes to 7 i believe.

reply to post by paratus


This one was further north, and rated a 5.5 by USGS:
earthquake.usgs.gov...

It's pretty deep, so hopefully no major shaking or tsunami.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

5.5 2012/08/29 19:05:12 38.425 141.888 53.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

reply to post by TrueAmerican


Another one just happened in the Virgin Islands as well:

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 19:35:53 UTC
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 03:35:53 PM at epicenter

Location 19.386°N, 64.361°W
Depth 14.4 km (8.9 miles)
Region VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
Distances 111 km (68 miles) NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands
130 km (80 miles) NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
180 km (111 miles) NE of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
191 km (118 miles) NE of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.8 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Parameters NST=269, Nph=274, Dmin=72.4 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=4
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc000cafe

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Could it be related?

I certainly have no idea, but the maps sure have been active over the last week or two.

reply to post by TrueAmerican


So we have an earthquake (AGAIN) at Fukishima, and a hurricane (ISAAC) coming in on the anniversary of Katrina?

Sounds like mother earth has some big doings for us coming up......

Best of luck to all involved and I pray for each of your families!!

Thanks TA once again for being the earthquake GURU!!!!

reply to post by Corruption Exposed


Yes, I am already all over it.

Originally posted by TrueAmerican
reply to post by Corruption Exposed

 

Yes, I am already all over it.

CE shakes fists in the air and yells "Damn you TA! "

LOL just joking man...thanks for keeping us informed

Your threads have been an important source of information as of recently so keep up the good work!

I must admit, that one woke me up this morning. But jeez, earthquakes happen every DAY here.

here's another page:
earthquake.usgs.gov...

opps i'm late, already posted

It is a big quake in Japan.