Japan Meteorological Agency Upgrades Magnitude of Friday's Earthquake to 9.0 - NHK

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Sun Mar-13-11 01:23 AM
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Japan Meteorological Agency Upgrades Magnitude of Friday's Earthquake to 9.0 - NHK

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Source: Associated Press

Japan upgrades magnitude of killer quake to 9.0

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TOKYO � Japan's Meteorological Agency says it has upgraded the magnitude of Friday's catastrophic earthquake to 9.0.

The agency earlier measured it at 8.8. The quake was already the biggest to hit Japan since record-keeping began in the late 1800s and one of the biggest ever recorded in the world.

The agency warned Sunday of more strong aftershocks following the quake, which unleashed massive tsunamis in northern Japan and killed at least 763 people.

The U.S. Geological Survey has measured the quake at magnitude 8.9, and that number remained unchanged Sunday.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110313/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_earthquake_magnitude_1

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Sun Mar-13-11 02:18 AM
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1. Indications were that was probably going to happen -- so a NINE -- !!!

The aftershocks have been 8 + --

possibly lower now --

but 140 aftershocks in the 24 hours after the initial earthquake --

and fears of another tsunami -- !!!

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