Japan was rattled by a strong 7.4 earthquake on Thursday morning, April 7, 2011 and issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas already previously hit by the massive 9.0 Magnitude quake and tsunami nearly one month ago on March 11.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the warning for a wave of up to two metres (six feet), and urged people along the affected coastal areas to head for higher ground.
The 7.4 earthquake hit 40 kilometres (25 miles) under the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi-ken (Miyagi Prefecture). This is 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Sendai and 140 kilometres (90 miles) from Fukushima-ken (where the troubled nuclear reactors are).
It was reported that buildings as far away as Tokyo (332 kilometres or 206 miles) shook for about one minute's time.
In Ichinoseki-shi (City of Ichinoseki) in Iwate-ken (Prefecture of Iwate), which is located inland from Japan's eastern coast, buildings shook hard enough to knock things from shelves and to topped furniture, though no structural damage was reported. Immediately after the quake, all electrical power was cut in the city.
Hundreds of aftershocks have shaken the northeast region devastated by the March 11 earthquake, but few have been stronger than 7.0.
Should you wish to see for yourself where this earthquake centred - or to view all of the 3.5 Magnitude quakes or stronger since March 11, 2011 - visit my blog HERE, and look for the link at the bottom to a very interesting site.
No oceanwide tsunami is expected.
Files compiled by Andrew Joseph
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the warning for a wave of up to two metres (six feet), and urged people along the affected coastal areas to head for higher ground.
The 7.4 earthquake hit 40 kilometres (25 miles) under the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi-ken (Miyagi Prefecture). This is 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Sendai and 140 kilometres (90 miles) from Fukushima-ken (where the troubled nuclear reactors are).
It was reported that buildings as far away as Tokyo (332 kilometres or 206 miles) shook for about one minute's time.
In Ichinoseki-shi (City of Ichinoseki) in Iwate-ken (Prefecture of Iwate), which is located inland from Japan's eastern coast, buildings shook hard enough to knock things from shelves and to topped furniture, though no structural damage was reported. Immediately after the quake, all electrical power was cut in the city.
Hundreds of aftershocks have shaken the northeast region devastated by the March 11 earthquake, but few have been stronger than 7.0.
Should you wish to see for yourself where this earthquake centred - or to view all of the 3.5 Magnitude quakes or stronger since March 11, 2011 - visit my blog HERE, and look for the link at the bottom to a very interesting site.
No oceanwide tsunami is expected.
Files compiled by Andrew Joseph
