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7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan; Tsunami Alert Issued

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oh-crap-not-again dept.

There is breaking news that a 7.4 Magnitude Quake has hit off the coast of Japan, and a Tsuanmi warning has been made. Please post updates in the comments.

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  1. Fastest slashdot story ever! by inu_maru · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am still dizzy from the shake (living in yokohama), plenty of blurry images right now in http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

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    1. Re:Fastest slashdot story ever! by mc3000 · · Score: 5, Informative

      No injuries reported, according to NHK. This was in the vicinity of the 9.0 quake, 40 km below the sea bed off Sendai.

  2. 2m high tsunami by AmiMoJo · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency the tsunami is about 2m high. Coastal defences should be okay in most places but obviously anyone near the coast should retreat inland if possible.

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    1. Re:2m high tsunami by tripleevenfall · · Score: 5, Funny

      Thank you, I just happened to be checking slashdot to see what I should do.

  3. Japan Meteorological Agency Website... by torxim · · Score: 5, Informative

    For near real-time info surrounding the Tsunami impact http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/

  4. the US West Coast is next by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Insightful

    it's long overdue

    could take a month, could take a decade, but if you live on the US West Coast and you have not prepared for the big one, now is the time

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  5. Re:7.4 != 9.2 Not even close. by Noughmad · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Arena quake was 3.0

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