Sunday, July 10, 2011

Japan Earthquake | Current World News

Japan EarthquakeA powerful earthquake of 7.1 struck the northeastern coast of Japan on Sunday. Tsunami warnings were issued after an earthquake in Japan, Tokyo Breaking News reported. The report was subsequently withdrawn.

The earthquake occurred at 9:57 local time (0057 GMT), and a tsunami warning was issued for most of the northeastern coast. The epicenter of the earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the main island of Japan, Honshu, at a depth of about 6 miles (10 km).

Japanese officials predicted the earthquake could cause tsunamis up to 20 inches (50 cm), but the first waves were only about 4 inches (10 cm).

According to Reuters employees were evacuated Fukushima nuclear energy to higher ground after the earthquake, no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Tokyo Electric Power said there seemed to prevent further damage to the nuclear plant to be.

Japan Earthquake

In March, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in the country, and destroyed the nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

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Source: http://acurrentworldnews.com/japan-earthquake-2-html

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