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A powerful earthquake could strike near south coast of Honshu in late June – September 2009
FEWW Forecast: A magnitude 7.8+ quake could strike the Tokyo Bay area in the next 30-90 days.
Details of Forecast
Magnitude: 7.8 or larger
Estimated Date: June 14, 2009 [Uncertainty T+ 60 days]
Epicenter: 35.56°N, 139.98ºE
Location: Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan
Depth: 8km [Uncertainty: +/- 2.4km]
Distances:
8 km south of Tokyo Disneyland
12 km SE of Imperial Palace
14 km WSW of Chiba City
19 km NE of Yokohama
Horizontal Uncertainty: +/- 3.8 km
Probability of Occurrence: 0.8
2. Between 9 – 12 August 2009, within the 60-day uncertainty time period stated in the forecast, 3 strong to powerful shocks struck Japan Region redistributing the earthquake stress energy and affecting the FIRE-EARTH Tokyo EQ Forecast:
1. A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1Mw struck about 165km W of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan, at a depth of 303.1km at on August 9, 2009 at 10:55:56 UTC. [EQ No 1 on the location map below.]
2. A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 occurred about 30km SSW of Shizuoka, Japan, at a depth of 30km at 20:07:07 UTC on Monday, August 10, 2009. [No 2 on the location map below.]
3. A 3rd earthquake [this report] measuring 6.7 occurred about 60km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan region at a depth of 51 km at 22:48:51 UTC on August 12, 2009. [No 3 on the location map below.]
Location map of the three significant earthquakes that struck Japan between 9 and 12 August 2009. Original Map: USGS
3. On August 17, 2009 after a 4th strong quake had struck Japan Region, having analyzed the new data, FIRE-EARTH forecast that as many as 10 additional magnitude 6+ quakescould yet strike the region [before a catastrophic event occurs.]
FEWW Moderators also believe there is a strong probability (0.8+) that the submarine Unnamed Volcano located East of Taiwan at 24.00N, 121.83E could erupt in 2009. [See previous comment.]
At least 25 aftershocks have been reported by Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) since yesterday’s powerful 7.2Mw quake which struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, about 168km east of the city of Sendai.
Fire Earth Model shows that Japan region could be struck by up to 4 additional strong to large earthquakes possibly this year/early next year, one of which could be a catastrophic event.
Posted by feww on September 13, 2010, FEWW warned:
2011 SIX TIMES MORE DISASTROUS THAN 2010
Global Disasters in 2011 Could Impact 1/3 to 1/2 of the Human Population
The impact of anthropogenic and human-enhanced natural disasters on the population will be 600 percent more severe in 2011 compared with 2010: Fire-Earth Forecast
Earth is critically wounded and diseased as a result of human assault and battery.
Humans’ first wave of serious [near-fatal] assault on the planet began in the early 1980s and has since heightened in severity.
Our feverish planet‘s fight against the pathogens is entering a critical phase. The earth’s defense mechanism is employing geophysical phenomenon, as a result of which the impact of natural disasters on human population is intensifying.
In 2007 EDRO models showed that the intensity of disasters caused as a result of the planet’s self-healing process would lead to the first wave of collapse of the population centers, globally by about 2012.
It has!
The collapse has already started and would ultimately lead to the extinction [possibly the near-extinction] of human race.
For the EDRO forecast to be true, the final years leading to the start of collapse, namely 2010, 2011 and 2012, must necessarily be progressively more disastrous.
Based on its models, Fire-Earth Moderators forecast in late December 2009 that 2010 would prove to be the most disastrous year on record. And with more than 100 days left to the end of this year, the forecast has already proven to be true and accurate.
What about 2011?
Fire-Earth models show that the impact of anthropogenic and human-enhanced natural disasters would be about 600 percent more severe in 2011 compared with this year.
Based on our findings, we estimate that between one-third and one-half of the world population could be affected in some way by various disasters that are forecast to occur in 2011.
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has just upgraded the Sendai Megaquake from a Magnitude 8.8 to a 9.0Mw.
Energy released by Japan’s M8.9 M9.0 Mega Quake and its ongoing aftershocks could reach 1.45 a total of 2.02 exajoules (EJ)
The Sendai Megaquake released about 1.41 2.0 EJ of energy (the equivalent of about 340 480 megatons, or 24,000 34,000 Hiroshima bombs).
[NOTE: TNT equivalent is a method of quantifying the energy released in explosions. The megaton is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 petajoules.]
The Aftershocks
As of posting, some 175 significant aftershocks (≥5.0Mw) have been reported since the Megaquake struck.
Moving Honshu to the East
The Megauake moved Japan’s main island of Honshu 2.4 m (8 feet) to the east, said a USGS geophysicist.
Geologists at the University of Tokyo say the earthquake shifted the Earth’s axis by about 10cm.
The movement also sped up the Earth’s rotation by about 1.6 microseconds, NASA said. [Don't forget to adjust your clocks!!]
The Sinking Land
Some of the stress energy destroyed structures along the eastern coast of Honshu, and split the ground. As a result the land surface in many areas of Miyagi prefecture has sunk by about 70cm (2.2 ft), trapping water brought in buy the deadly tsunami waves.
[A colleague informs us that according to Japan's Civil Defense manuals people should climb to the third floor of buildings in case of a tsunami. The deadly Sendai Tsunami had reached the fifth floor—about 15 meters high—in many areas!]
The Giant Tsunami
Rest of the energy was used to trigger a giant tsunami. The following image shows the energy map of the Tsunami spawned by the Sendai Megaquake.
Energy Map of Japan’s Tsunami Spawned by the 9.0Mw Megaquake
The images don’t show much, but that’s all NASA-EO has released so far!
Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan
True-color image acquired by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite at 12:10 pm local time on March 12, 2011. Download larger image (11 MB, JPEG). Click image to enlarge.
Download larger image (15 MB, JPEG) - acquired February 26, 2011. Click images to enlarge.
The two images of ‘Flooding from Tsunami’ were made with a combination of infrared and visible light to enhance the contrast between land and water. “NASA’s Terra satellite’s first view of northeastern Japan in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami reveal extensive flooding along the coast. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired the top image of the Sendai region on March 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m.” The lower image dated February 26, 2011, is provided as reference. Water is black or dark blue; plant-covered land is green; snow-covered areas are pale blue; clouds are white and pale blue; paved areas in the city of Sendai is shown in brown. Source: NASA-EO.
A 6th Reactor at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Faces Core Meltdown
Pressure buildup has reached a critical level in a sixth reactor at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has said in a statement.
Authorities are pumping in massive amounts of seawater to cool down all the reactors at the two Fukushima plants.
Radiation has reportedly been detected outside more than one reactor unit as a total of 6 reactors are either undergoing at least partial meltdown, or face the eminent threat of explosion or meltdown
Meanwhile, Japan govt has mobilized a rescue team consisting of more than 100,000 personnel to assist victims of the deadly earthquake and tsunami.
According to the latest NHK news bulletin, the rescue and recovery teams in Miyagi prefecture have recovered another 200 bodies. The official death toll currently stands at more than 1,000, with another 1,000 reported as missing, but the total could reach into many thousands, possibly tens of thousands.
A video of the first explosion at Fukushima Plant No. 1
Comment by an Expert
“An early tipoff that Japanese authorities felt that events at Fukushima were very serious was the ordering of an evacuation within a couple of hours of the earthquake. Though the area was small and the evacuation was called ‘precautionary,’ the fact is that ordering several thousand more people into motion during the immediate aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami is something that no government would do if it could possibly help it.” Said a former member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Peter Bradford.
Trying to avert multiple core meltdown
Tokyo Electric Power Co is planning to vent more steam from the core containment units to reduce the danger of explosion and core meltdown, but that entails releasing even more radiation into the environment.
Power Shortages
Several areas near the quake area have been without electricity [as well as water, gas and phone services] since the megaquake struck two days ago.
Tokyo electricity is currently buying power from western Japan districts, and people have been asked to conserve electricity.
Mounting Aftershocks
A total of 170 significant aftershocks (≥5.0) have now struck near the east coat of Honshu, mostly close to the Mega Quake’s epicenter.
The Sinking Land
The land in many areas of Miyagi prefecture has sunk by about 70cm, trapping water brought in buy the deadly tsunami waves.
A Dozen Towns Have Been Obliterated by Japan’s Megaquake-Spawned Tsunami
Japanese authorities say they have been unable so far to establish contact with local officials in about a dozen towns spanning the NE Honshu area. Some of the towns are believed to have been completely destroyed by the deadly tsunami.
In the small seaside town of Minami Sanriku (Population17,800), located in Miyagi prefecture and now almost completely wiped off the map, the authorities have established the whereabouts of of 7,500 residents who were evacuated; however, the fate of the remaining 10,300 people is unknown.
Massive Explosion at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant, Core Meltdown Occurring: Scientists
The explosion tore down the walls of a unit within the Fukushima power plant Saturday as a large plume of smoke poured out. Several workers were reported injured, and Japanese officials said a reactor core meltdown was likely to occur.
Independent scientists have since confirmed that, based on the available evidence, reactor core meltdown must be occurring.
The pressure in the reactor had built up to more than twice the normal level, after the shutdown of cooling systems caused by the Sendai Mega Quake and its ensuing Tsunami. The Plant is now venting “radioactive vapors,” Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said in a statement. Radioactive iodine and caesium has been detected outside the No. 1 one reactor of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi No. 1 plant, the agency said, adding that the uranium fuel rods inside the reactor may have begun melting.
Radioactive steam has been allowed to escape from a number of the reactors at the two Fukushima plants in order to relieve the huge pressure that has built up inside the cores.
Tens of thousands of people living within the 20-km radius of the No. 1 plant and 10-km radius of No.2 plant have now been evacuated.
Meanwhile, Japan’s Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency at the two Fukushima nuclear power plants.
As many as 300 people have received varying degrees of radiation, including 60 students at high school in Fukushima located about 3.5km from Plant No. 1, who were waiting to be evacuated.
The reactor core meltdown is feared to be “much worse” than the Three-Mile Island incident.
NEXT MAJOR TECTONICS EVENT COULD OCCUR IN THE U.S.
Based on their Earth Model, FEWW Moderators believe the world’s next catastrophic tectonics event could occur in western United States with a probability of 0.74.
Notes:
1. The definition for western United States includes offshore west cost of the country.
2. ‘Tectonics event’ includes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other geological events.
3. ‘Internet Prophets’ may not reprint forecasts made by FIRE-EARTH without quoting the source.
New Earthquake West of Honshu Unleashes Avalanches, Destroys Large Sections of Nagano Railway
The quake measuring up to 6.6Mw struck about 45km NNE of Nagano, the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, west coast of Honshu.
The quake struck at a depth of about 10km Friday, March 11, 2011 at 18:59 UTC (3:59am local time), triggering large landslides and avalanches in the snow-topped mountainous area, and destroying roads and railway sections.
EQ Location Map. Source: USGS. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a new round of Tsunami Warnings for Japan Region, including Major Tsunamis Warnings for at least 18 prefectures (states) on the eastern coast of Hokkaido island, NE, E and southeastern coast of Honshu island.
Meanwhile, as the extent of damage becomes clear, witnesses speak of “colossal damage” from the Mega Quake and its associated Tsunami, with entire towns “washed away” along the eastern coast of Honshu.
Radiation Leak Confirmed at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Reactor No. 1, Following Sendai Mega Quake
Nuclear reactor No. 1
Japanese authorities have confirmed radiation leak at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Reactor No. 1, and have evacuated people living with a 10-km radius of the reactor.
Nuclear reactor No. 2
They now fear radiation leak at the Plant’s Reactor No. 2, and have evacuated people living within a 3-km radius of that reactor. They have also put on evacuation notice everyone living within a 10-km radius of the reactor
Death Toll from Sendai Mega Quake and the Tsunami
Confirmed death toll stands at 242 victims, with more than a 1,000 people reported as missing, as of 02:00UTC Saturday, March 12, 2011.
Earthquake FIRES
There are at least 50 large to major fires still burning, as of posting.
The 3 fires at Cosmo Oil Refinery in Ichihara City, Chiba prefecture (near Tokyo) were burning out of control, as of latest reports.
The Kawasaki Steel Plant in Soga city (also in Chiba Pref) has reportedly “exploded.”
Aftershocks
At least 130 significant aftershocks (≥5.0Mw) have struck near March 11 Sendai Mega Quake, with the latest measuring 6.8Mw timed at 01:47:16 UTC Saturday, March 12, 2011.
EQ Location Map of the latest significant aftershock measuring 6.8Mw. Source: USGS
Largest 5 Earthquakes Since 1900
The Sendai Mega Quake was the 5th largest earthquake to occur globally since 1900. The following image and list show the location, magnitude and other details of the shocks.
A list of the 15 largest earthquakes since 1900 is available at USGS site.
Map of Sendai Mega Quake
A map of the location of the Sendai March 11 Mega Quake, including foreshocks (dotted lines) and aftershocks (solid lines) incorporating elevation data from NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and ocean bathymetry data from the BODC. Source NASA-EO. Click image to enlarge. Download larger image(398 KB, JPEG). Acquired March 11, 2011.
Second Round of Tsunami Warnings Issued by Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a new round of Tsunami Warnings for Japan Region at 03:20 JST, Saturday March 12, 2011. A Major Tsunami Warning covers the entire eastern seaboards of Honshu and Hokkaido islands.
See below for tsunami map and list of the prefectures under TSUNAMI WARNING.
Source: JMA
Tsunami Warning/AdvisoryIssued at 03:20 JST 12 Mar 2011 Tsunami Attention has been issued for:
KAGA AREA, ISHIKAWA PREF.
FUKUI PREF.
JAPAN SEA COAST OF KINKI/SHIKOKU
Tsunami Advisory
*KAGA AREA, ISHIKAWA PREF.
*FUKUI PREF.
*KYOTO PREF.
*NORTHERN PART OF HYOGO PREF.
*TOTTORI PREF.
*SHIMANE PREF.,EXCEPT OKI ISLANDS
*OKI ISLANDS
*JAPAN SEA COAST OF YAMAGUCHI PREF.
At the following coasts (* marks) tsunamis areexpected to arrive right away.
KAGA AREA, ISHIKAWA PREF.
FUKUI PREF.
KYOTO PREF.
NORTHERN PART OF HYOGO PREF.
TOTTORI PREF.
SHIMANE PREF.,EXCEPT OKI ISLANDS
OKI ISLANDS
JAPAN SEA COAST OF YAMAGUCHI PREF.
Radiation Leak Confirmed at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Reactor No. 1 Following Sendai Mega Quake
Fukushima Reactor No. 2 Threatens to Leak
Nuclear reactor No. 1
Japanese authorities have confirmed radiation leak at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Reactor No. 1, and have evacuated people living with a 10-km radius of the reactor.
Nuclear reactor No. 2
They now fear radiation leak at the Plant’s Reactor No. 2, and have evacuated people living within a 3-km radius of that reactor. They have also put on evacuation notice everyone living within a 10-km radius of the reactor
Radioactive Leak Threatens Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
The authorities have evacuated everyone living within a 3-km radius of the Fukushima Nuclear power plant because the battery used for one of the reactor’s emergency cooling system is running out, NHK has said.
Other residents living within the 3 to 10 km radius of the plant have been advised to stay indoors and remain calm, while they await further instruction.
A nuclear leak is likely to occur, if the main cooling system fails to restart before the battery runs out.
Th e reactor was shut down after the magnitude 8.9 Mega Quake struck offshore east of the city Sendai, Japan earlier today.
Fukushima nuclear power plant, located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, is one of the largest nuclear plants in the world, with 8 separate reactor units.
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Creative Commons. Image byKEI.
Sendai Mega Quake Update:
The estimated death toll in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture (state) from the mega quake and tsunami has reached at least 300. Authorities say about 300 people have drowned, NHK reported.
M8.9 Mega Quake Strikes Offshore 130km East of Sendai City, Japan
The Sendai Megaquake with 1.41 exajoule of energy (about 340 megaton, or 24,000 times the size of Hiroshima A-bomb) has caused much destruction in Japan
[NOTE: Humans are currently consuming the equivalent of energy released by Sendai Mega Quake each day. ]
Summary of Events:
Large earthquake measuring 8.9Mw struck near the east coast of HONSHU, JAPAN on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
The epicenter was located at 38.322°N, 142.369°E, about 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan.
At least 37 significant aftershocks have struck the area, including 2 measuring 7.1 and 6.8 respectively, as of 11:16UTC on Friday March 11, 2011.
Another 12 aftershocks measure ≥6.0.
The aftershocks will continue to strike the area for many weeks, possibly months, to come.
The quake was the largest ever to hit Japan region.
The Mega quake will prove to be an “earth-shattering” event.
FIRE-EARTH believes at least one more shock, probably larger than this event, could strike Japan Region. [See also earlier earthquake forecasts for Japan Region in the blog.]
EQ Location Map. Source: USGS. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH
THE SENDAI TSUNAMI
The Mega Quake generated a massive tsunami which struck the coastal areas of Japan and is now traveling throughout the Pacific Ocean.
As of posting:
A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin (mainland United States and Canada not included), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
“The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of California and Oregon from Point Concepcion, California to the Oregon-Washington border.” WCA Tsunami Warning Center said.
“The Tsunami Warning continues in effect for the coastal areas of Alaska from Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) to Attu, Alaska.” WCA Tsunami Warning Center said.
The list of countries include: Taiwan, Russia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Fiji, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
The tsunami could destroy entire low-lying islands in the Pacific region.
The Russian authorities have evacuated 11,000 people from coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands, a report said.
“Waves up to three meters high triggered by the earthquake hit Shikotan, one of the Kuril Islands, following the quake. Other islands in the Kuril chain have also been hit by smaller waves of up to two meters.”
Click image to enlarge. Source: PTWC
At least 20 countries are under tsunami warning.
A 10-m wall of water struck the east coast of Honshu and traveled across the land, destroying everything in its path.
The quake and thee tsunami have claimed an unknown number of lives in Japan, possibly very many. Many others have been injured. [Early reports put the number of dead at 69 and the injured at several hundred, but the toll should be expected to rise. Many are reported as missing.]
The cost of damage from the quakes and tsunami could conceivably reach a trillion dollars.
An oil refinery in Shiogama city, Fukushima prefecture exploded.
Large fires were reported at a major refinery in Japan’s Chiba prefecture.
An oil refinery caught fire in Ichihara city, Chiba pref. Three major explosions occurred after a pipeline was ruptured by moving debris brought in by the tsunami. Photo: NHK. Image may be subject to copyright.
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
The authorities have declared emergencies at two of Japan’s nuclear power plants over cooling-system fears.
The nuclear power plant in Fukushima developed a mechanical failure in its emergency cooling system after the reactor was shut down following the earthquake, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano was reported as saying.
At the Tohoku Electric Power Co’s Onagawa facility the cooling mechanism for the reactor is “not going as planned,” causing a “nuclear emergency situation” to be declared, the Administrator said. The company has asked people living nearby to stay indoors and remain calm, local TV station was reported as saying.
A 10-m wall of tsunami traveling across Japan is sweeping everything in its path
MEGA QUAKE 8.9Mw STRIKES OFF NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MEGA QUAKE and TSUNAMI HAVE CAUSED TREMENDOUS DAMAGE in JAPAN’S COASTAL AREAS
Large number of people in Myiagi prefecture are reported as missing.
6 MAJOR AFTERSHOCKS REPORTED BY USGS/EHP
TSUNAMI UPDATE
The Pacific Tsunami Center Warning Center has extended the tsunami warning to the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, the Pacific coast of Russia and Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, and the entire coast of Central and South America.
******************Headline******************
Major Tsunami and Tsunami have been issued.
JAPAN SEA COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.
OGASAWARA ISLANDS
SAGAMI BAY AND MIURA PENINSULA
SHIZUOKA PREF.
WAKAYAMA PREF.
TOKUSHIMA PREF.
SETONAIKAI COAST OF OITA PREF.
WESTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.
Tsunami attentions are in effect at some of the other coasts now.
Tsunami Advisory
<Tsunami Advisory>
AKITA PREF.
*YAMAGATA PREF.
NIIGATA PREF.,EXCEPT SADOGASHIMA ISLAND
SADOGASHIMA ISLAND
TOYAMA PREF.
NOTO AREA, ISHIKAWA PREF.
HIROSHIMA PREF.
SETONAIKAI COAST OF YAMAGUCHI PREF.
Changed;
Tsunami Advisory –> Tsunami Warning
SETONAIKAI COAST OF OITA PREF.
WESTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.
Evacuate from the seashore immediately to the safe places near the above coasts.
Tsunami Warning –> Tsunami Warning
JAPAN SEA COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.
OGASAWARA ISLANDS
SAGAMI BAY AND MIURA PENINSULA
SHIZUOKA PREF.
WAKAYAMA PREF.
TOKUSHIMA PREF.
At the following coasts (* marks) tsunamis are
expected to arrive right away.
YAMAGATA PREF.
*******Tsunami forecast now in effect******** <Major Tsunami>
IWATE PREF.
MIYAGI PREF.
FUKUSHIMA PREF.
CENTRAL PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
IBARAKI PREF.
KUJUKURI AND SOTOBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.
IZU ISLANDS
EASTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO
WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO
JAPAN SEA COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.
OGASAWARA ISLANDS
BASED ON THE EARTHQUAKE REPORTS, A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI SHOULD BE EXPECTED
This quake may be a foreshock, with a larger event yet to follow: FIRE-EARTH
LATEST REPORT FROM EMSC Click image to enlarge.
GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin
Region: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan
Time: 2011-03-11 05:46:22.5 UTC Magnitude: 8.5
Epicenter: 142.49°E 38.32°N
Depth: 5 km
Status: C – confirmed
The Japan Meteorological Agency’s website is currently down and the blog was unable to get a confirmation.
USGS has apparently recorded the event as a magnitude 8.8Mw with a 7.9Mw aftershock.
JMA has just issued the following report:
Earthquake Information (Information about Seismic Intensity at each site)
Issued at 14:53 JST 11 Mar 2011
Occurred at (JST)
Latitude
(degree)
Longitude
(degree)
Depth
Magnitude
Region Name
14:46 JST 11 Mar 2011
38.0N
142.9E
10km
7.9
Sanriku Oki
Earthquake location map. Epicenter is marked by a red cross. Bubbles indicate severity of the tremor as felt by local monitoring stations throughout Japan. Source: JMA.
TSUNAMI WARNINGS
EIGHT of Japan’s Prefectures are currently under a MAJOR Tsunami/Tsunami warning:
JMA has issued the following:
Tsunami Warning/Advisory
Issued at 14:49 JST 11 Mar 2011
Major Tsunami and Tsunami have been issued.
PACIFIC COAST OF TOHOKU
CENTRAL PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO
IBARAKI PREF.
KUJUKURI AND SOTOBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.
IZU ISLANDS
Evacuate from the seashore immediately to the safe places near the above coasts.
Tsunami attentions are in effect at some of the other coasts now.
Tsunami Warning
<Major Tsunami>
*IWATE PREF.
MIYAGI PREF.
FUKUSHIMA PREF.
<Tsunami>
CENTRAL PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
IBARAKI PREF.
KUJUKURI AND SOTOBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.
IZU ISLANDS
Evacuate from the seashore immediately to the safe places near the above coasts.
Tsunami Advisory
EASTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO
WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO
JAPAN SEA COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.
OGASAWARA ISLANDS
SAGAMI BAY AND MIURA PENINSULA
SHIZUOKA PREF.
PACIFIC COAST OF AICHI PREF.
SOUTHERN PART OF MIE PREF.
WAKAYAMA PREF.
TOKUSHIMA PREF.
KOCHI PREF.
MIYAZAKI PREF.
TANEGASHIMA AND YAKUSHIMA AREA
AMAMI ISLANDS AND TOKARA ISLANDS
At the following coasts (* marks) tsunamis are expected to arrive right away. IWATE PREF
A Dozen Quakes Strike All Around New Zealand Today
The following image shows the approximate locations of today’s first 12 earthquakes which have struck around New Zealand’s twin islands, as of posting.
Source: GeoNet New Zealand. Image may be subject to copyright.
Largest of the quakes was a magnitude 4.5 shock which struck about 140km west of Tuatapere at a depth of 12km today [Friday, Mar 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm local time,] according to GeoNet website.
6 MAJOR AFTERSHOCKS REPORTED BY USGS/EHP 
