Reports: Earthquake Hits Eastern Japan

Preliminary reports are coming in from Japan saying that a large earthquake has struck on the eastern side of the main island of Honshu. Magnitude is unknown currently.

Working to find details.

[edit on 6-10-2004 by Nerdling]

When I was in the Army, I was stationed at Camp Zama
Japan. That place was always rocking. My first earthquake
there happened when I had been in country only 6 weeks.
It was a 6.5. MAN! Talk about a heck of a way to get
introduced to the country!!

I'm looking for details. I was sitting watching SkyNews and it came up saying REUTERS: Large Earthquake Hits Eastern Japan.

Attempting to confirm now.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Nothing on the map.

neic.usgs.gov...

So far reported today - moderate quakes in Iran and Fiji.
Nothing on Japan, yet.
Depending on the size, there could be a tsunami warning too.

www.reuters.com...

5.8.
Relatively minor for Japan.
Likely nothing to see here.

Indeed, I found it weird that they'd quote Reuters and then drop it like that.

I'll drop this off ATSNN and leave it to confirm or deny.

www.iris.edu...

Link from disastercenter.com

Still listing only Fiji and Iran for today.

Current Seismicity for Japan

Source: neic.usgs.gov...

September 5, 2004.
[UTC] 14:57:18
7.4 (Magnitude)
At 33.216�N, 137.061�E
110 miles SSW of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan at a depth of 6.2 miles

I wonder how that earthquake resistant building technology is coming along? They seem to be having more and more of them.

[edit on 6-10-2004 by Ged]

from aslwww.cr.usgs.gov...

Sanc'.

[edit on 6-10-2004 by sanctum]