Current TV: Explosion Underground At Fukushima?

[FourScore]

Tech | September 30, 2011 | 2 comments
Breaking News: Explosion Underground At Fukushima?

19:05 9/29/2011(JST) ,there was an earthquake near Fukushima plants.

Scale 5+

M5.6

Now there are some aftershocks still.

Strange points

1) Though it was a major earthquake,it was scale 5+ only around Fukushima nuc plants.

2) According to Japan Meteorological Agency,the epicenter was “very shallow”.They can’t even specify how deep it was.

3) Though Fukushima city is in the same prefecture,it was only scale 1 there.

4) A lot of the people heard loud brontide,which is rare for normal earthquake...

SNIP

...Considering the fact that melted fuel rods are sinking about 17m deep in the ground, it is possible to think the last earthquake was a hydrovolcanic explosion caused by nuclear fuel touching the underground water vein.

http://current.com/technology/93471520_breaking-news-explosion-underground-at-fukushima.htm

[jwirr]

1. thanks.

[wtbymark]

2. revised usgs @ 6.3 miles deep and a bit inland n/t