+susieice Posted January 13 #1 Share Posted January 13 The earthquake hit after 9 pm off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture. A tsunami warning was issued but has since been cancelled. Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Japanese coast - 6abc Philadelphia The quake began at around 9:19 p.m. local time, with its epicenter a few miles offshore at a depth of about 19 miles, Japanese and American officials said. The Japanese weather agency had issued a tsunami advisory for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures, with expected heights of about 1 meter. One tsunami wave measuring about 8 inches reached some coasts and ports at about 10 p.m., authorities said. They warned residents to continue staying away from the coast and other waterways. In Kochi Prefecture, residents of some areas were advised to evacuate. Significant damage has not yet been reported, and there have been no abnormalities in the radiation levels or operations in regional nuclear power plants, officials said. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diddyman68 Posted January 13 #2 Share Posted January 13 Just watched a thing on youtube about how japan, Tokyo in particular are spending 100 b on defending against 5 different natural disasters . The defence against flooding is amazing, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted January 14 Author #3 Share Posted January 14 I haven't seen any damage reports so far so, hopefully no news is good news. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver Posted January 14 #4 Share Posted January 14 That is a fairly strong quake. Hope the people are ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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