Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan

[IDemo]

Source: Associated Press

updated 18 minutes ago

TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast on Thursday morning, Japan's weather agency said.

The Meteorological Agency says there was no danger of a tsunami, or seismic waves, from the 12:26 a.m. quake, which occurred about 75 miles below the ocean's surface off the coast of Iwate.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.



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[Juneboarder]

1. I'm Surprised This Isn't On The MSM Yet...

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. A big quake, but offshore and quite deep, so the chance of significant

damage is low, if it didn't trigger a tsunami. Nothing much to report on.

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. And I thought the CA map of earthquakes looked bad

Japan!

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=2&id=hawaii.2008.07.23.153807

[Muttocracy]

4. They had two big ones off the east coast a few nights ago. USGS info:

edit to add:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/us2008uva4/

[Muttocracy]

5. guess it's a little different than the last ones, but still pretty close

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia.php

[Thothmes]

6. The dance of tectonic plates continues.