Deadly Earthquake Rocks Osaka, Japan
Posted by feww on June 18, 2018
Applyn – 061802
Osaka Rattled by M5.9 Earthquake
Magnitude: 5.9 [JMA]
Location: 4.8°N, 135.6°E [Osaka-fu Hokubu]
Depth: 10km
Time: 07:58 JST (UTC + 9:00 hrs) 18 Jun 2018
The quake measured six-minus on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of zero to seven. The event was felt throughout S. Honshu affecting Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara and Shiga prefectures.
- At least three people have been killed and six others injured as of 09:30 JST, officials said.
- EQ initially reported as M6.3, occurring about 1km NW of Ibaraki City, Japan.
- Blackouts reported in wide areas.
- Officials are warning residents in western Japan to watch out for another “big earthquake” in the next few days.
- At least a dozen aftershocks have occurred as of 11:00 JST [many more expected.]
- Significant damage to multiple structures reported.
Japan’s NPPs
So far no problem detected at 15 nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture including and 5 offline reactors, located north of the epicenter of the earthquake.
A reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant and 2 others at the Ohi plant continue to operate.
For now, radiation levels remain unchanged around the NPPs in Ishikawa, Shizuoka and Shimane prefectures, which are located farther from the quake’s epicenter, Japan’s nuclear regulator said.
Diagnostics available via FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.
Fire Earth 
KMPH said
KMPH – 062102
M 5.4 Volcanic Eruption
19.412°N, 155.286°W [5km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii]
0.6 km depth
2018-06-21 23:12:59 UTC
This earthquake was associated with a minor explosion and rockfall that occurred around 01:13 PM Thursday, June 21st local time from Halema’uma’u crater. Only very weak emissions were observed at low levels above the crater.
Magnitude: 6.1 mww
Location: 17.819°S 168.023°E [33km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu]
Depth: 21.8 km
Time: 2018-06-21 21:13:32 (UTC)
M 5.7
24.291°S, 67.060°W [75km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina]
179.9 km depth
2018-06-21 16:08:02 UTC
KMPH said
Osaka on alert for aftershocks, landslides
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180620_29/
Monday’s strong earthquake left at least 5 people dead, including a 9-year-old girl and nearly 400 others injured.
Tremors have been rattling the prefecture ever since. And people are being warned to watch out for rain, which could cause landslides.
Hundreds of buildings have been damaged across Osaka and 3 other prefectures.
About 110,000 residences are still without gas. The Meteorological Agency is warning that a similar quake could hit the area in the next week or so.