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6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Off the Coast of Japan

Posted by Soulskill on from the treacherous-earth dept.

tekgoblin writes "Japan shook with yet another earthquake today. Its magnitude was 6.6 and its epicenter was about 60 miles off shore. Initially Japan had warned citizens of a possible tsunami, but they've since cancelled it. No damage or casualties have been reported."

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  1. Re:What a Hint ... by erroneus · · Score: 2

    You realize it's still in the main page's title right?

  2. Not news by brian1078 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not news. I get notifications from the USGS for EQs 6.0+. They've been having 1 or 2 per month since the big one in March. This is the largest since a 7.0 on July 10.

    1. Re:Not news by Kylon99 · · Score: 2

      I have the feeling a 6.0 - 7.0 is big news in most places in the world, where the buildings can't take that. But in Japan, which seems to be able to ride out 7.0 - 9.0 with not much loss of life, (one lady fell off her balcony in Tokyo apparently... that was it) a 6.0 seems barely newsworthy.

      And of course like the parent poster said; they've been getting one or two every month. It's starting to become a way of life it seems...

    2. Re:Not news by adnonsense · · Score: 2

      Also, most of them are happening offshore, which limits the effects. Now, if a M6+ earthquake went off directly under Tokyo, things would be a little more dramatic.

      Now, this is what woke me up the other day (at 5pm local time - jetlag!), a mere 6.2 but much closer to Tokyo than the one in the article, and it was so unremarkable I'd forgotten all about it until now.

  3. Nuclear power is safe! by formfeed · · Score: 5, Funny

    This earth quake comes right after they announced to move to renewable energy. Not a coincidence. The so called green technology isn't so green after all. Each year more people die of shark attacks than get stabbed with a uranium rod. Think about that before you build a hydro dam. And wind energy isn't any safer. While depleted Uranium can be a fun and educational toy, hundreds of houses are destroyed by tornadoes each year. And to store all the solar energy one would have to pave the entire state of Arizona with batteries. Once they leak, everyone in New Mexico would die.

  4. Do they... by rossdee · · Score: 2

    Take the seismologists to court for failing to predict the quake, or does that only happen in Italy?

  5. Re:Breaking by adnonsense · · Score: 2

    I live in Japan and this kind of quake has been common since March, and is nothing to get excited about or make a special report on. When I saw the article headline (not long after waking up) I thought I might have missed something big, but no, it's just another offshore tremor.