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Fukushima rocked by earthquake

Earthquake rocks Japan’s Fukushima http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=907741   20 Sept 13, A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked Japan’s Fukushima prefecture.

The epicentre of the earthquake was 22km below the ground, according to the US Geological Survey.

It struck 20km west of the city of Iwaki, bordering the Pacific Ocean, at 2.25am (3.25am AEST) on Friday.

The epicentre was about 50km southwest of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which was crippled by the major quake and tsunami in March, 2011.

The Japan Meteorological Agency, which put the quake at magnitude 5.8, said no tsunami warning had been issued.

The tremor caused buildings to shake in the capital Tokyo, 175km away, an AFP reporter there said.

It came just hours after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe toured the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, ordering its operator Tokyo Electric Power to fix radioactive water leaks there.

TEPCO said in a statement to Kyodo news agency that no abnormalities in radiation or equipment were observed at the plant after the quake.

September 20, 2013 - Posted by | Fukushima 2013, incidents, Japan

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  1. hi roger, my thoughts will be focused if they get a multiple strike of concussion waves from different directions.. even if low.. there was a good program on earthquakes in japan and they said that a multiple strike anywhere will cause alot of damage.. but who put the reactor on an aquifer that was known to cause subsidence all along that bit of coast.. the nuclear companies did not submit to the yearly environmental report but the sorrounding un nuclear companies did.. there was a time when the land drpopped up to a foot.. they had to stop using the aquifer.. wasnt it the usa westinghouse mob that built this? i bet obama is shitting bricks about this info getting out.. talk about liability.. or maybe not eh? good to see you sean

    arclight2011part2's avatar Comment by arclight2011part2 | September 20, 2013 | Reply


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