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Japan Offshore Earthquake Upgraded to M 7.4, Strong Ground Acceleration at Fukushima Nuclear Site; Felt as a IX Fukushima Area; Loss of Cooling, Loss of Power at Fukushima Nuclear Site (Reported as Restored)

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According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the recent earthquake in Japan (05:59 JST, 22 Nov. 2016, Fukushima-Ken Oki) has been upgraded to a Magnitude of 7.4, with a depth of about 30 km. The location was Latitude 37.4N Longitude 141.6E. The earlier report was 7.3 Magnitude at 37.3 N and 141.6 E, with a 10 km depth.
Japan Meteo Agency 7.4 M Earthquake Tsunami 22 Nov 2016
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/info_03_20161122080929.html
The US government (USGS) initially reported a 7.3 Magnitude earthquake, located at 37.272 N and 141.644 E, 61 km ESE of Namie, Japan at 20.59.46 UTC (2016-11-21) or 05.59.46 JST (2016-11-22).
USGS 7.3 screen shot google search
Very quickly they changed both the location and the magnitude of their report to a 6.9 Magnitude earthquake, 37 km ESE of Namie at 20.59.49 UTC (5.59.49 JST), 37.392°N  141.403°E, with a depth of 11.3 km. With a location, time and depth change one can but wonder if this is a different interpretation of the same earthquake or is…

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November 22, 2016 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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