Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Japan's southeastern Izu islands - USGS

[Hissyspit]

@Reuters: FLASH: Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Japan's southeastern Izu islands - USGS

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/01/powerful-quake-hits-tokyo

Powerful quake hits Tokyo

By Agence France-Presse
Sunday, January 1, 2012

A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Tokyo and surrounding areas Sunday, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.

[southernyankeebelle]

1. I pray it's not in the very same area as the last one. What did Japan do to deserve that misery.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Well, it's more about geology than anything else...n/t

[Art_from_Ark]

5. It's not in the same area

The epicenter for today's earthquake was hundreds of miles south-southwest of the March 11 epicenter. There was a bit of shaking here in the Tokyo Metro Area, which lasted for about 30 to 40 seconds, registering up to a 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale (meaning things could have fallen off shelves)

[Renew Deal]

7. Official Statement: Tsunami not expected

000
WEHW42 PHEB 010538
TIBHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-010738-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
738 PM HST SAT DEC 31 2011

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0728 PM HST 31 DEC 2011
COORDINATES - 31.4 NORTH 138.6 EAST
LOCATION - SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.0 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

$$


http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=hawaii.TIBHWX.2012.01.01.0538

[limpyhobbler]

10. there isn't

[Angry Dragon]

2. Too many in that area

[csziggy]

4. South of Tokyo

Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time

Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 05:27:54 UTC
Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 02:27:54 PM at epicenter

Location 31.416°N, 138.155°E
Depth 348.5 km (216.6 miles)
Region IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances

241 km (150 miles) SW (220°) from Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
368 km (228 miles) S (173°) from Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
395 km (245 miles) SSE (157°) from Tsu, Honshu, Japan
495 km (308 miles) SSW (198°) from TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 9.7 km (6.0 miles)

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0007fbh.php

[shraby]

6. Are they expecting a tsunami from it?

[Art_from_Ark]

8. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, no tsunami warning has been issued as of this writing

http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/tsunami/

[TheModernTerrorist]

11. From Tokyo

I live near Tokyo, and I can definitely say that this earthquake woke me up (it was 2 PM) :-/

A bit of shaking that lasted a while. I put on some pants, just in case, and immediately looked up where it happened.

The big Tohoku Earthquake in March was much worse than this, but people who lived through it are all expecting the next big one to hit, regardless of whether it will or not.

[Norrin Radd]

12. Arrrgh.

[Wait Wut]

13. My thoughts and prayers to them all.

I have in-laws and friends in Tokyo. Strong people that laugh at me when I worry.

[Scairp]

14. Over 200 miles deep

I highly doubt anything that deep will have any sort of impact. I've been keeping daily track of earthquakes all over the world for over 10 years and I've never seen anything that deep do any sort of damage or cause a tsunami. Has to be shallow too, as well as big in magnitude.