Ossi Vaananen Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/21/magnitude-73-earthquake-hits-japan-usgs-says.html Quote An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing tsunami advisories for much of the nation's northern Pacific coast. The Associated Press reported that the waves may be up to about 10 feet in height. Fukushima prefecture is north of Tokyo and home to the nuclear power plant that was destroyed by a huge tsunami following an offshore earthquake in 2011. The epicenter of the earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about 10 km, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. U.S.-dollar denominated Nikkei futures turned negative after the news. The dollar also fell against the yen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Damn...Japanese having a rough go and more damage to an already damaged nuclear reactor doesnt sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 "There were no immediate reports of damage or injury, which struck at 5:59 a.m. (2059 GMT). Tokyo Electric Power Co was checking its nuclear plants in Fukushima for damage, public broadcaster NHK said. Tohoku Electric Power Co said there was no damage to its Onagawa nuclear plant. Television footage showed ships moving out to sea from Fukushima harbours, as the meteorological agency warned of a tsunami of 3 metres (10 feet) for Fukushima, where Tepco's Daiichi nuclear plant was devastated in a March 2011 quake and tsunami." The U.S. Geological Survey initially put Tuesday's quake at a magnitude of 7.3 but down graded it to 6.9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 wow they need to shut the reactor down now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 55 minutes ago, ShakyWalton said: Damn...Japanese having a rough go and more damage to an already damaged nuclear reactor doesnt sound good. The cold ocean water can cool the melting core. See, glass half full? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 lovely news to awaken to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 40 minutes ago, cripplereh said: wow they need to shut the reactor down now You can't just flip a switch and shut a reactor down. It takes much more time than the Japanese have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 27 minutes ago, Alflives said: The cold ocean water can cool the melting core. See, glass half full? And the west coast may enjoy some more radioactive particles in its seawater courtesy of Japan if there's any future meltdown of any of their active seaside nuclear plants. Glass half empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Here comes the Tsunami(s). The tide is still rising. So far the worst that's actually reached land is only a meter high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Feb 2011..New Zealand's Christchurch quakes -many deceased Next month the big one (Mar 2011) hit here About a wk back, NZ hadda 7.8 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Lancaster said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 32 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: And the west coast may enjoy some more radioactive particles in its seawater courtesy of Japan if there's any future meltdown of any of their active seaside nuclear plants. Glass half empty. we are still getting it..millions of gallons of radio active water pouring into the ocean daily...that hasn't stopped since the last quake...the news doesn't talk about this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 That's the nature of the ring of fire. Japan is well prepared. It's unfortunate that Fukushima is affected though. We just have to hope the tsunami is not as bad as feared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Another part of Japan saw a 1.4 meter "wave" minutes ago, but it didn't cause any damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hopefully isn't going to be as bad as 2011. Hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 13 minutes ago, Jam126 said: Hopefully isn't going to be as bad as 2011. Hope for the best. The magnitude is wayyyyy less in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Just now, The Weasel said: The magnitude is wayyyyy less in comparison. I know, but I hope everyone is prepared with what happened back then. Fukushima is the biggest problem right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 20 minutes ago, Jam126 said: Hopefully isn't going to be as bad as 2011. Hope for the best. 2011 was an insanely big earthquake at 9.1 and I'm not sure if we'll see destruction like it any time soon (EDIT: Similar in scale to the 2004 Sumatran tsunami in size). I still remember being stunned watching the news coverage as it was coming in. To put it into perspective, today's quake was a 7.4, and it released roughly 350 x less energy than 2011. Of course, it depends on a lot of factors and the "smaller" quakes can still be destructive. But 2011 was an incredible show of the strength of nature. I'm watching NHK World and thankfully it seems like the nuclear plant has been spared any significant damage. Japan's preparedness for these events is admirable, but that's a necessity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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