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Fukushima workers evacuated as new earthquake strikes NE Japan

7.0 aftershock hits off Japan coast; no damage reported, Washington Post, By ,  July 10. TOKYO — Northeastern Japan was jolted Sunday morning by a 7.0 magnitude aftershock, the largest to hit here in more than three months, triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas trying to recover from the March 11 mega-disaster.

Initial reports indicated no damage as a result of this tremor, but residents — including workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant — were urged to evacuate. Tsunami waves between 10 and 20 centimeters high were reported in Miyagi and Iwate Prefecture……

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/japan-earthquake-70-aftershock-hits-off-coast-no-damage-reported/2011/07/09/gIQAIZwH6H_story.html

July 10, 2011 - Posted by | general

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