M 7.3 earthquake, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
December 7, 2012
Earthquake is 245km SE of Kamaishi, Japan (credit: USGS)
An earthquake with magnitude 7.3 occurred near Sendai, Honshu, Japan at 08:18:20.00 UTC (03:18:20 EST) Friday December 7, 2012, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Japan earthquake tsunami warning issued — BBC at 04:23 EST
AP news: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no risk of a widespread tsunami. … There were no problems at any of the nuclear plants operated by Fukushima Dai-Ichi operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., said a TEPCO spokesman.
One-metre high tsunami hits Japan after earthquake — BBC
Strong earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami warning lifted — Washington Post
Comments (4)
by deadalus
haha why is this here, im in Omiya saitama and the first thing i did was grab my camera, i thought it was going to be just a little tremor but the house shook pretty good|! within a few moments after it was life as usual, i guess what else can you do it happens often so learn to live with it i guess. it was my first real shaker and pretty exciting from my point of view, glad no one was hurt.
by Bri
I like the guy who calmly walks over to his station to work! Japan gets hit with earthquakes so much that they are used to it. It’s a lot like San Fransico only worse. The island is like a bumper car zooming into the mainland. Another area to watch is the mediteranian. For all you transhumanist that are going to live a gazillion years, as Africa slams into Europe, it will crush that sea and make another Himalayas. Should be quite a show in slow mo.
by James
What does this have to do with accelerating intelligence?
by Noahfreak
I would say the integration of earthquake warning systems, building designs, etc. are examples of information technology. Loose connection though.