Japan earthquake today

[TTmonkey]

Anyone know if the earthquake that’s been reported in the last hour near Fukushima is a serious problem?

[Byker28i]

7.3 magnitude sounds bad...

Tsunami alert here:
https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2022/03/16/r8u...

Based on earthquake information and historic tsunami records,
the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami.

* An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur.

* Magnitude 7.3
* Origin Time 0637 AKDT Mar 16 2022
0737 PDT Mar 16 2022
1437 UTC Mar 16 2022
* Coordinates 37.7 North 141.7 East
* Depth 21 miles
* Location near the east coast of Honshu, Japan


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/73-magnitude-ea...

[voyds9]

TTmonkey said:

Anyone know if the earthquake that’s been reported in the last hour near Fukushima is a serious problem?

Isn't that the same place where an earlier quake caused a loss of cooling water from the nuclear power plant

[Puggit]

Amazing video of what happens to a fish tank during this fairly big quake: https://twitter.com/lumagloom/status/1504120596719...

[TO73074E]

voyds9 said:

TTmonkey said:

Anyone know if the earthquake that’s been reported in the last hour near Fukushima is a serious problem?

Isn't that the same place where an earlier quake caused a loss of cooling water from the nuclear power plant

Indeed it is.

[gotoPzero]

Yep quite a big one about 30 min ago - if there is going to be a big wave its due any time now.

Location very similar to the last big one.

[gotoPzero]

Live news feed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0lYkdA-Gtw

Thankfully so far looks not too bad.

[Murph7355]

Puggit said:

Amazing video of what happens to a fish tank during this fairly big quake: https://twitter.com/lumagloom/status/1504120596719...

I was in an earthquake whilst over there, High up. Inside, my demeanour was quite like the lady's on that vid

We'd been remarking only the week before that it would be interesting to be in one. It was, for the first 30secs. Then the preference was for it to stop (which of course it did in its own time).

There was news footage of a bunch of blokes working on a derailed train (I think) and of them all scarpering with an aftershock (they were underneath it at the time and moved with admirable alacrity).