Earthquake, magnitude 7.1 caused a small tsunami in Japan
Japan, An earthquake with a strength of 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked the southeast coast of Japan, on Sunday July 10, 2011, at around 09:57 local time. Japan Meteorological Agency immediately issued a tsunami warning for the potential of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.
From several sources explained, although the quake was not so great when compared to the previous quake, but caused a small tsunami in the Pacific Ocean in northern Japan. In the port city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, which is only visible tsunami wave height of 10 centimeters at 10:44 local time.
Local television broadcast from the port in Ofunato showed no signs of a tsunami. Surface water appears calm. Until this news was revealed, there are no reports of damage from the earthquake and tsunami.
Until this news was sent down, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake that occurred d Japanese on Sunday morning local time a magnitude 7.1 estimated magnitude. The quake's epicenter off the coast at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Earthquake that had occurred on March 11, 2011, in the same area hit by an earthquake of 9.0 on the Richter scale. The quake triggered a tsunami that killed more than 21,000 people and severe damage in coastal areas. As a result of the quake triggered a nuclear crisis in generating severe Fukushima Daiichi Japan.
Local television broadcast from the port in Ofunato showed no signs of a tsunami. Surface water appears calm. Until this news was revealed, there are no reports of damage from the earthquake and tsunami.
Until this news was sent down, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake that occurred d Japanese on Sunday morning local time a magnitude 7.1 estimated magnitude. The quake's epicenter off the coast at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Earthquake that had occurred on March 11, 2011, in the same area hit by an earthquake of 9.0 on the Richter scale. The quake triggered a tsunami that killed more than 21,000 people and severe damage in coastal areas. As a result of the quake triggered a nuclear crisis in generating severe Fukushima Daiichi Japan.
