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Powerful Quake Strikes Eastern Honshu on One-Month Anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake
JAPAN MUST DECOMMISSION ITS NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW !
The quake measuring 7.1Mw struck at a depth of 10km about 160 km NNE of Tokyo, and 37km W of Iwaki city in Fukushima prefecture.
The powerful quake shook buildings in Tokyo and a large area of eastern Honshu, Japan’s main island.
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported the earthquake details as follows:
| Occurred at (JST) | Latitude (degree) |
Longitude (degree) |
Depth | Magnitude | Region Name |
| 17:16 JST 11 Apr 2011 | 36.9N | 140.7E | 10 km | 7.1 | Fukushima-ken Hamadori |
Significant Aftershocks
As of 12:00UTC
Source: JMA
Earthquake Location Maps
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
The powerful quake, which was followed by a tsunami warning, forced technicians to flee the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP. The latest shock struck amid reports that Japanese authorities were considering to extend the evacuation zone around NPP because of “prolonged exposure to radiation” in several areas.
The villages and towns outside the 20 km evacuation zone that have accumulated radiation will be evacuated, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano Edano said at a daily news conference.
The decision to enlarge the evacuation zone around the Fukushima plant is “based on data analysis of accumulated radiation exposure information,” he said.
“These new evacuation plans are meant to ensure safety against risks of living there for half a year or one year,” he said, adding that there was no need for immediate evacuations.
Japan’s Triple Disaster: Human Cost
- Official Death Toll: 13,127
- Missing: 14,348
- Homeless: At least 155,000
- Others: In addition to the above, an unknown number of people in remote areas may have perished, but no records are available as of posting.
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