Japan quake 6.9

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Just happen

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rec ... 08tfdp.php

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Northern japan...6 miles deep..Is there large population centers in northern japan?

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here is one that was close in 2003 by but 3 times as deep and at 6.1


http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/special/20030726japan.htm

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,366926,00.html

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5.5 after shock

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rec ... 08tgah.php

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2 dead, dozens injured as 6.9 earthquake rattles JapanStory Highlights
NEW: 2 dead, at least 32 injured, officials say

U.S. Geological Survey reports 6.9 magnitude quake on Japanese island of Honshu

Quake strikes around 8:45 a.m. Saturday



TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Two people were killed and at least eight others injured Saturday when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said.


The quake struck at about 8:45 a.m. north of Sendai.

The national police agency said at least 32 people were injured.

Machimura said one man was killed when he was buried in a landslide in Fukushima Prefecture and the other was struck by a truck as he rushed out of his house in Iwate Prefecture.

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent priority orders for rescue operations, Machimura said.

The quake, which struck at about 8:45 a.m. (11:45 p.m. GMT Friday), was centered 100 km (60 miles) north of Sendai in southern Iwate prefecture. Aftershocks of 5.0 and 4.4 magnitude followed, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.

The Iwate government office said it had received reports that eight children and a teacher were injured by breaking windows at a preschool and that the earthquake produced landslides in some areas.

The Miyagi fire department said there had been some injuries caused by falling furniture as well as some bus passengers injured when the vehicle bounced on a bridge. Two houses collapsed, the fire department said.

East Japan Railway suspended Shinkansen bullet trains in the Tohoku region, and many other train lines in the region suspended operation as well. Expressways in Miyagi were also closed.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that operations at nuclear power plants in Fukushima prefecture were not affected, Kyodo said.

There were no tsunami warnings issued after the quake.

Local governments, fire departments and police were working to gather damage reports.

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A 6.9 would be devastating in a country less prepared for earthquakes, or in parts of the US that doesn't have building codes written with earthquakes in mind.

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Earthquake causes leak at Japanese nuclear site
14.06.2008, 13:00 UTC

In Japan, a powerful earthquake has killed at least three people and injured around 100 others. The quake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, shook the country's northern provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Akita on Saturday morning, triggering landslides and causing a number of buildings to collapse. The tremor also caused a leak of radioactive water at a nuclear power plant. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, said the leak was small and did not pose a threat. The company added that its two reactors at the site were continuing to function normally.

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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Japan


TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Six people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, Japanese officials said.

Another eight people were missing, fire officials said.

Several landslides covered roads, some highways buckled, a few bridges collapsed and bullet trains stopped, but two nuclear power plants in the region were not affected, officials said.

The quake, which hit at 8:43 a.m. (7:43 p.m. ET Friday), was centered 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Sendai, Japan, in southern Iwate Prefecture, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. Several strong aftershocks followed, it said.

Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said one man was killed when he was buried in a landslide in Fukushima Prefecture and the other was struck by a truck when he rushed out of his house in Iwate.

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent priority orders for rescue operations, Machimura said.

Local governments, fire departments and police were working to gather damage reports.

The Iwate government office said it had received reports that eight children and a teacher were injured by breaking windows at a preschool and that the earthquake produced landslides in some areas.

The Miyagi fire department said there had been some injuries caused by falling furniture, and some bus passengers were injured when the vehicle bounced on a bridge. Two houses collapsed, the fire department said. Video Watch images of quake aftermath »
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East Japan Railway suspended Shinkansen bullet trains in the Tohoku region, and many other train lines in the region suspended operation as well. Expressways in Miyagi were also closed.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that operations at nuclear power plants in Fukushima were not affected, Japan's national Kyodo News Agency said.

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Sky News] Cameras Catch Deadly Japanese Quake 2008.06.14 (Youtube)