M7.4 Quake Strikes Near E Coast of Honshu

Mega Quake May Follow

Powerful 7.4Mw Strikes  66 km East of Sendai, Honshu

JMA has issued a tsunami warning, but it isn’t for a major tsunami

Earthquake Details (issued by Japan Meteorological Agency)

Issued at 23:36 JST 07 Apr 2011

Occurred at (JST)	Latitude (degree)	Longitude (degree)	Depth	Magnitude	Region Name
23:32 JST 07 Apr 2011	38.2N	142.0E	40 km	7.4	Miyagi-ken Oki

Tsunami Information NUMBER 2
(High Tide Time and Estimated Tsunami Arrival Time at each place)

Issued at 23:35 JST 07 Apr 2011

High Tide Time and Esti

mated Tsunami Arrival Time at each place
Exercise extreme caution if a tsunami arrives at high tide, as this boosts the height of waves.

Tsunami Forecast Region/ Tsunami Observation Site	High Tide Time	Estimated Tsunami Arrival Time
<Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)>
MIYAGI PREF.		(*1)
Ishinomaki-shi Ayukawa	05:08 JST 08 Apr	23:40 JST 07 Apr
Sendai-ko	05:13 JST 08 Apr	00:10 JST 08 Apr
<Tsunami Advisory>
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.		00:20 JST 08 Apr
Hachinohe	04:52 JST 08 Apr	00:40 JST 08 Apr
Mutsu-shi Sekinehama	04:50 JST 08 Apr	00:50 JST 08 Apr
Mutsuogawara-ko	04:50 JST 08 Apr	00:30 JST 08 Apr
IWATE PREF.		(*1)
Miyako	04:54 JST 08 Apr	00:00 JST 08 Apr
Ofunato	05:01 JST 08 Apr	23:50 JST 07 Apr
Kamaishi	05:03 JST 08 Apr	00:00 JST 08 Apr
Kuji-ko	04:54 JST 08 Apr	00:20 JST 08 Apr
FUKUSHIMA PREF.		23:50 JST 07 Apr
Iwaki-shi Onahama	05:28 JST 08 Apr	00:20 JST 08 Apr
Soma	05:19 JST 08 Apr	00:20 JST 08 Apr
IBARAKI PREF.		00:20 JST 08 Apr
Oarai	05:25 JST 08 Apr	00:30 JST 08 Apr
Kamisu-shi Kashima-ko	05:35 JST 08 Apr	00:30 JST 08 Apr

*1 mark: Arrival of tsunami inferred.

Tsunami Warnings and/or Advisories are in currently effect for the following coastal regions of Japan:
Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
MIYAGI PREF.
<Tsunami Advisory>
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
IWATE PREF.
FUKUSHIMA PREF.
IBARAKI PREF.
Although there may be slight sea-level changes in coastal regions other than the above, no tsunami damage is expected in those coastal regions.

Earthquake Information
Occurred at	23:32 JST 07 Apr 2011
Region name	MIYAGI-KEN OKI
Latitude	38.2N
Longitude	142.0E
Depth	about 40 km
Magnitude	7.4

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