ALERT: 5.3 earthquake, 9km E of Hasaki, Japan. Apr 29 22:01 at epicenter (27m ago, depth 18km)

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M5.4 prelim reading on Japan quake near Choshi City.

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Quake alert Tokyo.

Event Time

2013-04-29 13:01:42 UTC
2013-04-29 22:01:42 UTC+09:00 at epicenter
2013-04-29 09:01:42 UTC-04:00 system time

Location

35.744°N 140.940°E depth=17.8km (11.0mi)

Nearby Cities

9km (6mi) E of Hasaki, Japan
26km (16mi) E of Asahi, Japan
31km (19mi) ESE of Omigawa, Japan
35km (22mi) E of Yokaichiba, Japan
113km (70mi) E of Tokyo, Japan

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000ghg0#summary

BREAKING: JAPAN QUAKE MAGNITUDE IS 6.7! Downgraded To 5.8 Now!

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INITIAL ESTIMATE FOR JAPAN QUAKE MAGNITUDE IS 6.7, JMA SAYS

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EARTHQUAKE REPORTED IN JAPAN’S HARIMA-NADA, JMA SAYS

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Japanese 6.0 magnitude quake has epicenter 24m northwest from Wakayama, Honshu

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Event Time

2013-04-12 20:33:17 UTC
2013-04-13 05:33:17 UTC+09:00 at epicenter
2013-04-12 16:33:17 UTC-04:00 system time

Location

34.369°N 134.831°E depth=14.0km (8.7mi)

Nearby Cities

6km (4mi) WNW of Sumoto, Japan
16km (10mi) NE of Fukura, Japan
28km (17mi) NE of Naruto, Japan
32km (20mi) SSW of Akashi, Japan
467km (290mi) WSW of Tokyo, Japan

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000g5yg#summary

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PORTLAND – Coastal towns would be inundated. Schools, buildings and bridges would collapse, and economic damage could hit $32 billion. These findings were published in a chilling new report by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, a group of more than 150 volunteer experts. In 2011, the Legislature authorized the study of what would happen if a quake and tsunami such as the one that [...]

Blackhawkie Fandango Ranger Alert: Elites going into hiding as China quake and LA Sinkhole finally reaches MSM. Potential Japan Quake Doom

this is like a repeat of 2011 — 2 days before the Japan 9.0M earthquake.. we saw a mid 5.0 in China cause heavy damage (like this one just did)…

Stay alert.. I think we ARE looking at a big one coming again in the near term.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/world/article/366591/28/China-quake-destroys-700-homes-injures-at-least-30

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LATEST UPDATE:Japan quake: No serious damage, tsunami warning lifted

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/japan-lifts-tsunami-warning-issued-after-earthquake-in-northeast-302560

(Old)UPDATE: One meter high tsunami hits Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture – NHK

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000e5n4#summary

37.710°N 144.625°E depth=33.0km (20.5mi)
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295km (183mi) ESE of Ofunato, Japan
300km (186mi) SE of Otsuchi, Japan
302km (188mi) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
494km (307mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan

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US billionnaire investor Warren Buffett said Monday that a massive natural disaster would not hamper the future of the Japanese economy and could prompt a new bout of stock buying.

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Aerial photos taken over Japan have revealed the scale of devastation across dozens of suburbs and tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

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Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

 

 

REPORT: Loss Could Top $30 Billion…

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