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Tsunami warning after 7.1 magnitude Japan quake
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Japan Was Rattled By a 7.1 Aftershock on Monday April 11 2011
The Fukushima nuclear plant was evacuated as a precaution, and a warning for a three-foot tsunami was issued, but that has since been canceled.
Japan Hit By Aftershock, a Month After Earthquake and Tsunami
It was one month ago that the first large earthquake struck Japan, and the country is still being reminded of the potential disaster that could come through powerful aftershocks such as this one. The Fukushima nuclear plant was evacuated as a precaution, and a warning for a three-foot tsunami was issued, but that has since been canceled.
Japan Hit By Aftershock, a Month After Earthquake and Tsunami
The epicenter of this earthquake was about 160 kilometers north of Tokyo.
There have thankfully been no reports of any further damage or injuries following this powerful aftershock.
There have thankfully been no reports of any further damage or injuries following this powerful aftershock.
It is estimated that about 150,000 are still living in shelters since the large earthquake last month, and the country is struggling to try and restore order, even amidst this continuing chaos.
WOW they got hit again.
The news said the power is off at the reactor and they have moved the level of danger at the reactor to level 7.
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/04/11/what-does-fukushima%E2%80%99s-new-%E2%80%9Clevel-7%E2%80%9D-status-mean/
The news said the power is off at the reactor and they have moved the level of danger at the reactor to level 7.
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/04/11/what-does-fukushima%E2%80%99s-new-%E2%80%9Clevel-7%E2%80%9D-status-mean/
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Wow. Repeated 7+ aftershocks. That is bad. There were literally HUNDREDS of 5+ aftershocks after the big one. The COUNTRY moved 8 ft closer to china after the big quake - wonder if it is still moving.
Fukushima is one scary incident. Definitely a case where the workers are NOT in control of the situation. There will be books written about this - and it won't be a good story I suspect.
Fukushima is one scary incident. Definitely a case where the workers are NOT in control of the situation. There will be books written about this - and it won't be a good story I suspect.
BonBini
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sitting in a class today learning work stuff Japan came up in reference to parts supply. One reason power supply has not been restored in many parts of country is that they operate on different frequency’s. After the war, different country's occupied different sectors. The US sector operated on 60 hertz while others operated on 50hertz. Just thought it was interesting.
JindySR
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Another interesting fact on Japan - Street number do not work as westerners know them. Properties used to be numbered by when they were built. That is if you built the 1st house on the street you were #1 and so on. During the post WWII occupation it was decided to to westernise the numbering and some were changed so even to this day you have a mess.
Finding your way around can be a challenge.
We own a property in Japan and get to spend a fair bit of time over there. It is certainly a trying period for the Japanese. They are going to have to work long and hard to try and pull themselves out of this hole cause by the natural disaster and the nuclear issue.
