SURF’S UP! Northern Japan hit by tsunami and magnitude 6.9 quake
Yesterday I made a tsunami post on the FG forum—I got slagged because tsunami warnings are “not news” so I didn’t post it here. Meh.
Today I woke to hear that northern Japan is having an “magnitude 6.9 event”. It has been droning on the NHK News all morning. No fun—the tallest “wave” was 50cm, but most were only knee-high at 30-10cm. No injuries have been reported.
USGS:
A strong earthquake occurred at 21:38:54 (UTC) on Monday, November 14, 2005. The magnitude 6.9 event has been located OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 30 km (18 miles).
Tsunami pressure building near Tokyo The Japan Times. Nov. 14, 2005 LONDON — Geological pressure is building near Tokyo of the type that can trigger an earthquake capable of unleashing an oceanwide tsunami, a British expert said Sunday, putting the odds of such an event occurring in the next 70 years at two to one…. likely would be caused by a submarine earthquake similar to the one that unleashed the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, said professor Bill McGuire, head of the Benfield Hazard Research Center at University College London. Such an event could occur along any of a number of fault lines, he said, but noted that pressure is building near Tokyo.…more…
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