Thursday, April 07, 2011

BREAKING: ANOTHER 7.1 EARTHQUAKE SLAMS INTO HONSHU, JAPAN. HOW MUCH MORE CAN THIS NATION HANDLE? (Update: Small Tsunami waves reported).

UPDATE at 8:51 AM PST

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER REPORTS SMALL TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.


By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
April 7, 2011
8:24 a.m.

Honshu, Japan

Here we go again.  A 7.1 earthquake hit the northern island of Honshu, Japan just around a half hour ago.
A tsunami warning is NOW IN EFFECT.

 Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude7.1
Date-Time
Location38.253°N, 141.640°E
Depth49 km (30.4 miles)
RegionNEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances66 km (41 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
114 km (70 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
116 km (72 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
330 km (205 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles); depth +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles)
ParametersNST=426, Nph=427, Dmin=358.4 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B
Source
Event IDusc0002ksa

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