7.3 magnitude earthquake near Fukushima

[Platypus]

Breaking, only on Twitter atm it seems: https://twitter.com/AP/status/800809132471119872

Tsunami warning issued, that can't be good... :\

Hope everyone is safe.

 

[Imp]

Already have a 5 km or 20 km exclusion zone with a substantial quantity of nuclear material let loose in the ocean... can't do much worse this time?

 

[Brainonska511]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00oh0fnm#executive

 

[KillerBee]

Livestream
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/

 

[Homerboy]

 

[Ruptga]

Here's what matters
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10007b88#pager
"Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage."

 

[Imp]

All clear?

 

[OutHouse]

my daughter is in Tokyo, her ship (Navy) just docked last night after a 3 month cruise, she sent me a facebook message saying she felt it.

 

[Platypus]

All clear?

https://twitter.com/japantimes/status/800828498805866503

"According to NHK, cooling equipment for the spent nuclear fuel pool in the reactor No. 3 of Tepco's Fukushima No. 2 power plant has stopped."

Doesn't seem that way, though from what I'm reading there isn't any immediate danger from it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Damn Japan is so unlucky with these earthquakes.

And Fukushima, to make matters worse.

 

[FeuerFrei]

More like Fukushitup.

Think of the poor Japanese babies, shaking like crazy. No bueno.

 

[NoTine42]

How many earthquakes around the Pacific has there been in the last few months?

 

[Imp]

How many earthquakes around the Pacific has there been in the last few months?

Are the Japan and New Zealand plates the same one? Lot of earthquakes in those two places over the past few years -- that I've noticed at least.

 

[Udgnim]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2weY8rSnkUM

 

[rcpratt]

Seems like it should be fine on the nuclear front. Apparently they restarted that cooling pump.

 

[KMFJD]

Are the Japan and New Zealand plates the same one? Lot of earthquakes in those two places over the past few years -- that I've noticed at least.

I believe so...the ring of fire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire