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'Strong' Quake Off Japanese Coast
Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 14, 2005 A "strong" earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rocked the seabed off the east coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey said in a revision of an earlier report. The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 2138 GMT Monday, was about 350 kilometers (215 miles) east of Sendai on the Japanese island of Honshu, the USGS said. The temblor originated at a depth of 29.8 kilometers (18.5 miles) from the ocean surface. The USGS had earlier reported the quake at a magnitude of 7.2 on the open-ended Richter scale and at a depth of 24 kilometers (15 miles). The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported the power of the quake at a magnitude of 7.3. It gave no immediate tsunami warning. A 30-centimeter (12-inch) high tsunami reached the shore of the northern Japan city of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, at 7:26 am (22:26 GMT Monday), a municipal official said. Smaller seismic waves were also observed in the prefecture. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Tectonic Science and News
UN Criticises India Refusal To Share Data On Low Magnitude Quakes
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Dec 16, 2005India said Friday it would not share information on earthquakes below a magnitude of six on the Richter scale due to security concerns, drawing criticism from the United Nations. |
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