Powerful Earthquake Strikes Japan
A powerful earthquake has struck the eastern coast of Japan. The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) put the quakes magnitude at 6.3 while the US Geological Survey reported the tremor to be 5.9.
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Magnitude 5.9 Quake Strikes Japan, In Proximity To Fukushima
A 5.9 magnitude quake has struck northeastern Japan, 18km NNE of Daigo, and in close proximity to the infamous Fukushima nuclear power plant the US Geological Survey reported; no tsunami warning has been issued. The epicenter of the quake was given as Ibaraki Prefecture in central Japan, the same as was impacted during the 2011 Fukushima quake. The prefecture has a population of some 3 million people.
Earlier, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) earlier put the magnitude at 6.3.
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Tsunami Warning Issued After 7.7-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Chile Coast
A 7.7-magnitude quake struck at 9:22am EST at a depth of 33 kilometers some 40 km southwest of Puerto Quellon in southern Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.
The quake prompted a tsunami threat message by the Tsunami Warning Center for areas as far as 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicenter.
Tsunami Info Stmt: M7.7 in southern Chile 0622PST Dec 25: Tsunami NOT expected; CA,OR,WA,BC,and AK
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— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) December 25, 2016