Japan rocked by a 7.3 quake this morning

[GrauGeist]

I hope that our friends and their families in Japan are safe!

TOKYO -- TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Saturday morning off Japan's east coast, near the crippled Fukushima nuclear site, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan's emergency agencies declared a tsunami warning for the area.

The quake hit at 3:10 a.m. Saturday Tokyo time (1310 GMT), the USGS said.

The tremor was felt in Tokyo, some 300 miles (480 kilometers) away.

Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the tsunami warning for the area of Honshu. But the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not post warnings for the rest of the Pacific.

Japan Hit By 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Off Fukushima Prefecture Coast, Tsunami Advisory Issued

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[Lucky13]

Hope that they're all safe and sound!

 

[Shinpachi]

No one injured as the water surface raised only one foot.
My concern was rather a powerful typhoon coming closer to our islands.
Thank you very much!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Glad to hear you are ok my friend!