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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:39 PM Oct 2013

JAPANESE news papers on LINE report the Quake... Links will be posted here:

M7.1 quake strikes off the coast of Fukushima, minor tsunami observed



TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude 7.1 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture early Saturday morning and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued an alert for tsunami of 1 meter high for Japan's northeastern Pacific coast but lifted it about two hours later.

The agency urged people to stay away from waterfront areas after the 2:10 a.m. quake. The tsunami alert covered Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures. It was lifted at 4:05 a.m.

A woman in her 60s in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, fell from her bed and hit her head and back, according to firefighters. She sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital.

No abnormality was reported at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the magnitude 9.0 quake in March 2011, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co. Workers, however, were ordered to evacuate from waterfront.

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20131026p2g00m0dm001000c.html

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/m7-3-quake-strikes-off-coast-of-fukushima-small-tsunami-observed


M7.1 earthquake shakes Tohoku coast, tsunami advisory issued
An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude 7.1 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture early Saturday morning and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued an alert for tsunami of 1 meter high for Japan’s northeastern Pacific coast but lifted it about two hours later.

The agency urged people to stay away from waterfront areas after the 2:10 a.m. quake. The tsunami alert covered Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures. It was lifted at 4:05 a.m.

No injuries have been reported in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures after the 2:10 a.m. quake, according to police.

No abnormality was reported at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the magnitude 9.0 quake in March 2011, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co. Workers, however, were ordered to evacuate from waterfront areas.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/26/national/m7-earthquake-shakes-tohoku-coast/#.Umrkk1P5kVc

so far this is all there is...I am sure there will be more soon.
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JAPANESE news papers on LINE report the Quake... Links will be posted here: (Original Post) yuiyoshida Oct 2013 OP
Added the only video available at this time. yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #1
Let us pray RobertEarl Oct 2013 #2
Vibes to all. applegrove Oct 2013 #3
I hope all is well nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #4
 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
2. Let us pray
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:52 PM
Oct 2013

Pray there is no abnormality at Fukushima. Pray that somehow they get the place under control and all the dangerous nuclear material down on the ground real soon.

The problem is the Olympic sized swimming pool perilously perched 3 stories off the ground, and holding a 1000 nuclear bombs worth of nuclear material, could come down in a big splash because of this or the next earthquake.

Luckily, it is still standing as of 5:51 EDT. Maybe prayers do work?

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