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Earthquake hit near THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
with a 7.4 Magnitude on Wednesday , March 8, 2011 at 3:am
A Tsunami was not expected in the affected areas by NOAA at first but later a 60cm-high tsunami wave was reported at Ofunato port in Iwate Prefecture by local authorities.
Japanese “bullet trains” on the route from Shiraishi-Zao to Shin-Aomori were stopped as a precautionary measure, but could resume their normal service shortly after inspection.
No damages or casualties have been reported.
Earthquake Location
168 km (104 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
193 km (119 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
216 km (134 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
413 km (256 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan |
After Shocks Reported
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Mag |
Time |
Region |
| MAP |
5.3 |
2011/03/09 04:45:54 |
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP |
5.7 |
2011/03/09 04:37:04 |
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP |
5.2 |
2011/03/09 04:32:10 |
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP |
5.2 |
2011/03/09 04:05:54 |
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP |
5.0 |
2011/03/09 03:19:00 |
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP |
5.2 |
2011/03/09 03:08:36 |
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP |
5.6 |
2011/03/09 02:57:17 |
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP |
7.4 |
2011/03/09 0245:18 |
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
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