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Japan hit by tsunami warning

Japan is yet again under the cloud of a tsunami warning after an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit Japan’s east coast. The epicentre of the quake was around 245 km miles south-east of Kamiashi at a depth of 36 km. The US geological survey reported that the shock from the quake was felt in Japan’s capital Tokyo as well as an array of other cities around the country.

The tsunami warning centres around the coastlines of Japan and at this point in time it is believed there is no threat to the wider Pacific Ocean. So far the warnings relate to a tsunami at anywhere between 50 cm and 2 m in height which is well below the 11 m experienced in the 2011 tsunami. However, tsunami warnings are notoriously difficult to predict with real confidence and as such there is concern along Japan’s coastline about the potential damage and problems which may follow. [click to continue…]

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