Information courtesy of the US Geological Survey:
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 8.9
Date-Time
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
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 (81 miles) E (86°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
179 km (111 miles) ENE (68°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
188 km (117 miles) SE (145°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
376 km (234 miles) NE (37°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
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Very strong quake with constant aftershocks. Feeling a bit seasick. Clara and I sat under the dining room table for a good bit. Lots of rearranged furniture and spilt tea. House is still shaking. Wondering if the main event has passed or if it is the prelude to the Big One.
11.30pm - Had quite a few aftershocks since the main event. Clara now asleep and Yuki is stuck in Tokyo till tomorrow. City seems generally fine and the local area has returned to normal with the usual load of Friday night drunks roaming the streets. Although there will be a series of aftershocks to come, hopefully the main event has passed. Thanks for all the messages on this blog and on Facebook.
4 comments:
Sounds scary, big man! Hope you have plenty of toilet paper.
Hope you are both ok. At work and can't log into facebook to check! Donna D.
Hi Donna
Thanks for the message. All fine apart from a few frayed nerves. I am sure the aftershocks will keep us on our toes for a while. Tokyo seems relatively unscathed - tsunami along the coast appears to have been the worse aspect of it all.
Hopefully that'll be the large quakes over for a year or two.
Hi Kane, we are glad that everything is all right with you, Yuki and Clara. Is the earth quieting allready? Greatings trom Willeke and Frans
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