7.4 Quake Strikes Off Bonin Islands, Tsunami Warning Issued

[Nawd]

Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the coast of Japan early Wednesday triggered a tsunami warning for a group of remote islands and an advisory for the southern region of the country, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred 3:19 a.m., is about 95 miles (155 km) from Chichi-shima, Ogasawara Islands.

More here:

_http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/japan.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T2

and here:

_http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000rxc.php

 

[Vulcan59]

Thanks Dawn. This event was posted on SOTT.

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/220151-Japan-Bonin-Islands-Region-Earthquake-Magnitude-7-4

Also notice the many aftershocks above magnitude 5.0

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php

 

[Laurentien2]

Thanks Dawn. This event was posted on SOTT.

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/220151-Japan-Bonin-Islands-Region-Earthquake-Magnitude-7-4

Also notice the many aftershocks above magnitude 5.0

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php

Wow! Thing are really moving there under.