Revised to 7.1 IN JAPAN NOW TSUNAMI ALERT ISSUED, several nuclear power plants on emergency power

Oh boy.

# martyn_williams 11:32pm strong quake. Japanese level 6+ in Miyagi. Shaking felt in Tokyo for several minutes less than a minute ago via TweetDeck

# Steve Herman W7VOA Another big quake in Japan. Tsunami alert. 1 minute ago via TweetDeck

# Martyn Williams martyn_williams Miyagi prefecture coast 1m tsunami warning; 50cm tsunami advisory for rest of east coast 2 minutes ago via TweetDeck

# Martyn Williams martyn_williams Strong quake rocks Japan - tsunami warning issued 2 minutes ago via TweetDeck

# W7VOA M7.4 half a minute ago via TweetDeck

# Lee Chapman tokyotimes RT @martyn_williams Miyagi prefecture coast 1m tsunami warning; 50cm tsunami advisory for rest of east coast half a minute ago via Twittelator

# Martyn Williams martyn_williams 11:32pm strong quake off Miyagi coast. Magnitude 7.4 at 40kms. 1m tsunami warning for Miyagi less than a minute ago via TweetDeck

Will update.

Japan getting hit hard again... Nooooooo....

Earthquake 7.4

23:32 JST 07 Apr 2011 38.2N 142.0E 40 km 7.4 Miyagi-ken Oki

Tsunami advisory

And this coincide with a geomagnetic pulse alert...




Update :

W7VOA JMA: 1m high tsunami forecast for Miyagi-ken. 2 minutes ago via ÜberSocial

1m tsunami is quite something...

# W7VOA 50cm tsunami forecast for Iwate, Fukushima, Aomori, Ibaraki. 1 minute ago via ÜberSocial

# Martyn Williams martyn_williams Quake causes large power outage in Sendai city - NHK camera 2 minutes ago via TweetDeck

Update 2 :

W7VOA RT @JR1NNV: Relatively strong aftshock in tokyo,too. Shindo 3 in Tokyo per NHK. felt stronger than 3 in Meguro-ku 2 minutes ago via ÜberSocial

Update 3 : Forget it...

Update 4 :

NHK: NISA says Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi loses 2 of 3 external power systems following M7.4 quake. Checking with Tohoku Electric.

This is bad...

japantimes Blackouts occur in Fukushima, Yamagata after quake (Kyodo)

Update 5 :

W7VOA #Japan NISA: Several nuke sites in quake-hit region on emergency power. 1 minute ago via ÜberSocial

Noooooooo!

reply to post by Vitchilo


earthquake.usgs.gov...

Oh god. Its on USGS too....
Earth needs to calm down. PLEASE...


Magnitude 7.4 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 14:32:00 UTC
Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 11:32:00 PM at epicenter

Location 38.200°N, 142.000°E
Depth 40 km (24.9 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 98 km (61 miles) E (93°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
144 km (90 miles) ENE (68°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
159 km (99 miles) NE (37°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
345 km (215 miles) NE (35°) from TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=385 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp=148°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID at00ljadqj

MSM covering it now with pictures. Close to midnight there. Looks bad.

If the depth is 29 miles, there may be no tsunami, but I wouldn't risk it. ANYONE reading this in that area, you need to get to higher ground, now.

my buddy just told me!

this is in japanese tho.

weathernews.jp...

7.4! dam!

Oh no, please no more.

Second line.

reply to post by Vitchilo


Oh God, this is what I was afraid of. I just knew in my gut that the disasters are not over in Japan.

They are saying a 50cm tsunami is expected within minutes @ the nuclear plants...
earthquake.usgs.gov...

that's not good.
and I just read that mexico was hit, too, with a 6.4 quake, but apparently no damaga so far ... crazy times

I hope this stops soon! The people there have been through way to much already!!

OMG.Those poor people!!!

Well I guess this S*** is for real huh....

Poor Japan....they are getting hit hard this year and were only 4 months in....

All these earthquakes are a bit alarming considering the "size" and consistency. I bet people along the fault lines are starting to feel pretty uneasy and rightfully so. I know I would be itching to get out of dodge with all the fault like activity this year. Its just a matter of time....

SF

Oh no...not again. When are they going to get a break. I hope this doesn't cause too much destruction...all I can picture is the nuclear plants shaking around when they already have enough cracks and leaks going on.

Michelle

Yeah, it just popped up on my Associated Press app. I can't imagine the devastation, if they get hit by another tsunami. Keeping an eye on this...

Um guys... there were 2 of them within seconds of each other...

Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 7.4 Date-Time Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 14:32:41 UTC Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 11:32:41 PM at epicenter Location 38.253°N, 141.640°E Depth 25.6 km (15.9 miles) Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances 66 km (41 miles) E (90°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan 118 km (73 miles) ENE (60°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 147 km (91 miles) NNE (26°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 333 km (207 miles) NNE (30°) from TOKYO, Japan Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles); depth +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles) Parameters NST=426, Nph=427, Dmin=358.4 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver Event ID usc0002ksa

Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 7.4 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes) Date-Time Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 14:32:00 UTC Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 11:32:00 PM at epicenter Location 38.200°N, 142.000°E Depth 40 km (24.9 miles) set by location program Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances 98 km (61 miles) E (93°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan 144 km (90 miles) ENE (68°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 159 km (99 miles) NE (37°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 345 km (215 miles) NE (35°) from TOKYO, Japan Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters NST= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=385 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp=148°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1 Source West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS Event ID at00ljadqj

www.livestation.com...

live now.

pff...what the hell?...did some Japanese guy kick mother nature in the shin or what's going on? oO

Wonder why ROES isn't showing it?
BTW, ATS again had it before the CNN site. Wonder why we come here first!

Originally posted by Pharyax
If the depth is 29 miles, there may be no tsunami, but I wouldn't risk it. ANYONE reading this in that area, you need to get to higher ground, now.

MSNBC just had a report...no tsunami, not the right kind of quake...but the magnitude has been raised to 7.5, reports of damage still trying to be assessed.