EnglishLady
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Breaking News: Huge Earthquake hits E. Japan ... Tsunami Warning
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EnglishLady
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The breaking news is no news?
More just in ....
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 off north-eastern Japan has triggered a tsunami warning, reports say.
Japan's meteorological agency issued a warning for the Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, devastated by a huge quake and tsunami four months ago.
The Fukushima nuclear plant is being evacuated as a precaution, NHK TV reports.
More than 14,000 people died as a result of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami on 11 March
EnglishLady
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Latest update from BBC
Meteorologists warned of a possible surge of around 50cm (20in).
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, according to NHK.
And Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, said first reports indicated no fresh problems there.
The quake hit at 0957 local time (0057 GMT).
The US Geological Agency estimated the depth at 10km (6.2 miles), with the epicentre in the same general area as the March quake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14096707
Meteorologists warned of a possible surge of around 50cm (20in).
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, according to NHK.
And Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, said first reports indicated no fresh problems there.
The quake hit at 0957 local time (0057 GMT).
The US Geological Agency estimated the depth at 10km (6.2 miles), with the epicentre in the same general area as the March quake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14096707
EnglishLady
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BBC are now saying " A strong Earthquake" rather than "Huge" they stated at first .... hopefully that is good news.
Latest addition to the report
"Airports in the area are reported to be functioning normally.
Japan is one of the world's most seismically active countries. Dozens of strong aftershocks have been felt since the disaster in March, which was the strongest in recorded Japanese history"
Latest addition to the report
"Airports in the area are reported to be functioning normally.
Japan is one of the world's most seismically active countries. Dozens of strong aftershocks have been felt since the disaster in March, which was the strongest in recorded Japanese history"
These days, "Breaking News" that contains nothing more than a headline usually means the news and the headline came from Twitter.The breaking news is no news?
EnglishLady
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Thankfully the "Tsunami" was ...
" barely perceptible along most of the coast." according to today's BBC report
" barely perceptible along most of the coast." according to today's BBC report
Thankfully the "Tsunami" was ...
" barely perceptible along most of the coast." according to today's BBC report
sometimes I get a Tsunami when I eat at Waffle House
