CNN's Ivan Cabrera reports as a powerful earthquake triggers tsunami waves off the coast of Japan.
Earthquakes
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth:
24.4 km (15.2 miles) set by location program
Region:
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:
130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
An earthquake struck China's southwest region today, destroying buildings and causing at least 22 deaths.
Chinese officials said the temblor, which hit while many people were taking their customary afternoon rest, had a magnitude of 5.8 and was centered on Yunnan province's Yingjiang county. (The U.S. Geological Survey, however, reported that it was a 5.4-magnitude quake.)
Here's a short news report:
Chinese officials said the temblor, which hit while many people were taking their customary afternoon rest, had a magnitude of 5.8 and was centered on Yunnan province's Yingjiang county. (The U.S. Geological Survey, however, reported that it was a 5.4-magnitude quake.)
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 17:08:36 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 01:08:36 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
6.895°S, 116.787°E
Depth:
510 km (316.9 miles)
Region:
BALI SEA
Distances:
200 km (124 miles) NNE of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia
259 km (160 miles) NE of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
986 km (612 miles) W of DILI, Timor-Leste
1105 km (686 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 21:24:51 UTC
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 07:24:51 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
6.022°S, 149.659°E
Depth:
29 km (18.0 miles)
Region:
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances:
27 km (17 miles) NNE (31°) from Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
305 km (189 miles) ENE (75°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
341 km (212 miles) NNE (27°) from Popondetta, New Guinea, PNG
469 km (292 miles) NE (35°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 21:22:18 UTC
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 06:22:18 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
38.385°N, 142.642°E
Depth:
23 km (14.3 miles)
Region:
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:
154 km (95 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
194 km (120 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
201 km (124 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
395 km (245 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 18:44:35 UTC
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 04:44:35 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
38.492°N, 143.191°E
Depth:
1.2 km (~0.7 mile)
Region:
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:
203 km (126 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
221 km (137 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
250 km (155 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
436 km (270 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 02:45:18 UTC
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 11:45:18 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
38.510°N, 142.792°E
Depth:
14.1 km (8.8 miles)
Region:
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:
168 km (104 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
193 km (119 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
216 km (134 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
413 km (256 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 12.8 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 1.8 km (1.1 miles)
Parameters:
NST=464, Nph=469, Dmin=390.7 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID:
usb0001r57
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Photo illustration of a seismic chart. Japan issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after a major 7.2-magnitude quake struck 160 kilometres (100 miles) east off the main Honshu island at 0245 GMT, swaying buildings in the capital Tokyo.
Photo illustration of a seismic chart. Japan issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after a major 7.2-magnitude quake struck 160 kilometres (100 miles) east off the main Honshu island at 0245 GMT, swaying buildings in the capital Tokyo.
The quake struck at 11:45 a.m. local time and was centered about 90 miles (150 kilometers) off the northeastern coast - about 270 miles (440 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo - at a depth of about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), Japan's meteorological agency said.
A 24-inch (60-centimeter) tsunami reached the coastal town of Ofunato, in Iwate prefecture, with other towns reporting smaller waves reaching shore about 30 minutes after the quake.
"We have confirmed that small tsunami have come up on the shores, but we have no reports of damage at this point," said Shinobu Nagano, an emergency and disaster response official in Iwate. "We are still trying to determine the impact of the quake."
Some train lines in the area were temporarily stopped after the quake, but they were restarted shortly after noon. Tohoku Electric Power said there was no damage at its nuclear power facility in the region.
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Earthquake Location
Earthquake Location
Monday, March 07, 2011 at 00:09:38 UTC
Monday, March 07, 2011 at 11:09:38 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location:
10.334°S, 160.739°E
Depth:
37.9 km (23.6 miles)
Region:
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Distances:
127 km (78 miles) W of Kira Kira, San Cristobal, Solomon Isl.
135 km (83 miles) SE of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
176 km (109 miles) S of Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands
2064 km (1282 miles) NNE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Comment: Japanese state TV footage of the tsunami washing way inland:
Japanese Earthquake / Tsunami TV Coverage March 11, 2011