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  • Earthquake In Japan January 1st 2012! Magnitude 7.0!

    Ankita Katdare

    Administrator

    Updated: Oct 25, 2024
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    An Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 has hit Izu Islands in Japan approx 300 miles SSW of Tokyo.
    No danger of a tsunami reported.
    People are tweeting that "2012 Apocalypse begins".

    Some say, Seismic intensity is 4 across Tokyo region.

    😲 This is scary!
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  • Ankita Katdare

    Administrator • Dec 31, 2011

    Here is a map, showing exact location of the earthquake -

    Screen shot 2012-01-01 at 11.26.03 AM
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  • Ankita Katdare

    Administrator • Dec 31, 2011

    Let us hope that no major damage of life and property has happened. 😐
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  • Ankita Katdare

    Administrator • Dec 31, 2011

    Earthquake in Japan a half hour ago, 348km depth, 495km off Tokyo, 241km off the Izu islands. - Recent tweets.
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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    Member • Dec 31, 2011

    Oh my god! Richter of 7! Why is Japan too prone of Earth Quakes? Wish them nothing should happen more!!! 😔
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  • Sahithi Pallavi

    Member • Dec 31, 2011

    Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Global Warming...Very Scary 😖
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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Administrator • Dec 31, 2011

    Can't seem to find enough news on the Internet. Checking twitter right now.
    Update:
    7.0 earthquake, Izu Islands, Japan region. Jan 1 2:27pm at epicenter (9m ago, 219km SSW of Hachijo-jima, depth 371km)​
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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Administrator • Dec 31, 2011

    More information: -

    Magnitude: 7

    Date & Time:
    • Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 05:27:54 UTC
    • Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 02:27:54 PM at epicenter
    Location: 31.416°N, 138.155°E
    Depth: 348.5 km (216.6 miles)
    Region: IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
    Distance:
    242 km (150 miles) SW of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
    365 km (226 miles) S of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
    393 km (244 miles) S of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan
    495 km (307 miles) SSW of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty:
    horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 9.7 km (6.0 miles)
    Parameters:
    NST=618, Nph=618, Dmin=244.9 km, Rmss=0.67 sec, Gp= 25°,
    M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=9
    Source: Magnitude: NOAA West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, Palmer, Alaska, USA
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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  • Ankita Katdare

    Administrator • Dec 31, 2011

    Here's a report of all the earthquakes that happened today i.e. on 1st January 2012 all over the world -

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    Sunday, January 1, 2012 05:27:54 UTC
    Sunday, January 1, 2012 02:27:54 PM at epicenter
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    Sunday, January 1, 2012 04:56:41 UTCSaturday, December 31, 2011 06:56:41 PM at epicenter
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    Sunday, January 1, 2012 02:40:36 UTCSaturday, December 31, 2011 09:40:36 PM at epicenter
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    Sunday, January 1, 2012 02:35:19 UTCSunday, January 1, 2012 08:05:19 AM at epicenter
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    Sunday, January 1, 2012 01:02:45 UTCSaturday, December 31, 2011 04:02:45 PM at epicenter
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    Sunday, January 1, 2012 00:50:09 UTCSunday, January 1, 2012 11:50:09 AM at epicenter
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  • Harshad Italiya

    Member • Dec 31, 2011

    The_Big_K
    Can't seem to find enough news on the Internet. Checking twitter right now.
    Update:
    7.0 earthquake, Izu Islands, Japan region. Jan 1 2:27pm at epicenter (9m ago, 219km SSW of Hachijo-jima, depth 371km)​
    Yes Just informed my office-mate his brother is in Japan.
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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Administrator • Dec 31, 2011

    I hope everyone is safe. Looks like the TV channels are yet to pick up the news. Can someone post further details? Reportedly, there is no danger of Tsunami.
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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    Member • Dec 31, 2011

    godfather
    Yes Just informed my office-mate his brother is in Japan.
    How is he? What's the status?
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  • Ashish Bardhan

    Member • Dec 31, 2011

    That's INSANE
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