Earthquake In Japan January 1st 2012! Magnitude 7.0!

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  Ankita Katdare

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

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

  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

  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

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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  That's INSANE