Magnitude 6.7 07/05/2008 16:45 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU

[angelwing]

EMSC earthquake notification

Magnitude 6.7 07/05/2008 16:45 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

These parameters are preliminary and subject to revisions.
For updates, please consult: http://www.emsc-csem.org


A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has occurred NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN at:
36.20N 141.47E Depth 33km 07/05/2008 at 16:45:18 (Universal Time)

Earthquake location with respect to nearby cities:
84 km SE Hitachi (pop 186307, local time 01:45)
76 km NE Hasaki (pop 39209, local time 01:45)
815 km S Utashinai (pop 5162, local time 01:45)

Comments :

Manual location disseminated on 07/05/2008 17:16 (UTC)
EMSC cannot guarantee the receipt or timeliness of an e-mail after sending.

For maps and additional data, please consult:
http://www.emsc-csem.org

Links to regional seismological observatories:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/ ... s_all.html

This location has been computed thanks to the data provided by the
following seismological institutes:
BRA BUC GFZ LDG LJU NEIR NOR RNS WAR
See the full list of data providers at:
http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page ... ub=contrib

[Cryomaniac]

We posted that at near enough exactly the same time

[angelwing]

I saw your post after posting this and was trying to delete it and it wouldn't let me because of the reply...GMTA

[Ed Mahmoud]

Tsunami risk?

[angelwing]

(per CNN)

TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Japan about 100 miles northeast of Tokyo.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake struck at 1:45 a.m. Thursday.

National television and police say no injuries or damage have been reported so far in Tokyo, and no tsunami warning has been issued.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries because it sits atop four tectonic plates.

[Cryomaniac]

Tsunami risk?

I would say minimal, but I haven't really looked into either.

[masaji79]

Thankfully the epicenter was 100 miles from Tokyo or it would have been much worse