[Update 1:47 p.m. PST: Quake downgraded to a 6.6] BREAKING! ANOTHER MASSIVE 7.1 EARTHQUAKE SLAMS INTO HONSHU, JAPAN. How much MORE can Japan handle? TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED FOR JAPAN. QUAKE HITS NEAR NUCLEAR PLANT

Update: 1:48 p.m. PST
This earthquake has been "downgraded" to a 6.6 magnitude from the previous reported 7.1.  Damages have occurred in this latest shaker.




Update:
Monday, 2:04 a.m. PST


This new powerful 7.1 earthquake has PROMPTED a Tsunami warning for the Japan islands. Also, this quake was a "swallow" earthquake, and these can cause "major damage." 

I remember the famed "Northridge Earthquake" that hit the Los Angeles area over 20 years ago.  That was a 6.9 and it literally threw me into a wall.  Can't imagine how the people of Japan are handling these earthquakes.

It was ONE month ago today that the deadly 9.1 Great Earthquake destroyed much of Northern Japan. 

Randy Economy


By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
April 11, 2011
1:55 a.m.

Honshu, Japan

Here we go again.  Amazing.  Another 7.1 earthquake has just hit the Honshu region of Japan.  Here are the official details of the quake for the US
Magnitude7.1
Date-Time
  • Monday, April 11, 2011 at 08:16:13 UTC
  • Monday, April 11, 2011 at 05:16:13 PM at epicenter
Location37.007°N, 140.477°E
Depth13.1 km (8.1 miles)
RegionEASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
  • 38 km (24 miles) W (260°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
  • 71 km (44 miles) N (360°) from Mito, Honshu, Japan
  • 81 km (50 miles) S (179°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
  • 163 km (101 miles) NNE (23°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 12 km (7.5 miles); depth +/- 3.6 km (2.2 miles)
ParametersNST=581, Nph=584, Dmin=209.3 km, Rmss=0.69 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=C
Source
Event IDusc0002n9v
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