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Big earthquake close to Japan - estimated range from 6.9 to 7.3.

Sally Furniss

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Big earthquake close to Japan

27/02/2010 10:24:01
<!-- article img with caption --> Tsunami waves up to two metres high are expected to hit the Japanese island of Okinawa, after a large earthquake with an estimated range from 6.9 to 7.3.
The tremor was centred about 85 kilometres east of the island, and only 29 kilometres below the sea bed.
Geophysicist Paul Earle expects the effects will be concentrated on southern parts of Japan.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has advised it does not expect any significant tsunami beyond the area of southern Japan.


http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=171613
 
Re: Big earthquake close to Japan - estimated range from 6.9 to 7.3.

Tsunami alert as a quake strikes off Japan


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</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF -->A tsunami alert has been issued in Japan after a powerful earthquake struck near the Okinawan coast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency gave the strength as 6.9 while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.3.
It struck at 0531 (2031 GMT), 84km (52 miles) east of Naha, on the island of Okinawa, 29km (18 miles) below the seabed, Reuters news agency reports.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the country, which is often hit by earthquakes.
<!-- E SF -->In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.
On its website, the Japan Meteorological Agency initially warned of a tsunami of 2m (7ft) in height but later revised this down to about 0.5m (1ft 7in).
For a tsunami to be classed as "major", it has to be at least 3m.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8540063.stm
 
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