Japan earthquake - 13:34 JST 23 Jul 2011 38.9N 142.2E 40 km M6.5 Miyagi-ken Oki

[makoto]

13:34 JST 23 Jul 2011 38.9N 142.2E 40 km M6.5 Miyagi-ken Oki









jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/201107...91-231334.html

Strong earthquake hits Iwate

A strong earthquake hit Iwate Prefecture on Saturday afternoon.....

Saturday, July 23, 2011 13:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_23.html

M-6.4 earthquake jolts Tohoku; no tsunami

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake jolted the Tohoku region Saturday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110723003334.htm

Strong earthquake jolts northeastern Japan

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Meteorological Agency says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 has jolted northeastern Japan, the same region devastated by March's massive quake and tsunami......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/...dm037000c.html

Strong Quake Strikes Northeastern Japan

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)--A strong earthquake hit northeastern Japan at around 1:34 p.m. Saturday (4:34 a.m. GMT)......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072300161

(Update) Strong Quake Strikes Northeastern Japan

The magnitude of the tremor is estimated at 6.4 on the open-ended Richter scale, the agency said.
Nothing unusual has been reported at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's already crippled No. 1, 2 and 3 reactors, according to operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072300209

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Re: Japan earthquake - 13:34 JST 23 Jul 2011 38.9N 142.2E 40 km M6.5 Miyagi-ken Oki



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Tokyo Electric Power Company says the quake had no effect on operations of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

Shinkansen stopped by automatic train stop
and reoperation