Japan Earthquake Taufiqurrahman Ishak KhanMei 09, 2011 0 komentar

Japan Earthquake 8.9 Richter Scale , This is one of the earthquake's biggest earthquake in 20 years. The quake measuring 8.9 that occurred in Japan, on Friday (11/03/2011) afternoon, was recorded as the biggest earthquake in history that ever happened in the land of Sakura's.Throughout the record of seismicity in Japan, has not been that strong earthquakes.

Japan's deadliest earthquake in recorded occurred in 1891. The quake centered in Kanto was only measuring 7.9, but it has killed about 140,000 people in the region around Tokyo. With a strength of 8.9, the last quake was far stronger than the earthquake in the Kanto, but not too large impact on the city of Tokyo.

"We estimate many casualties fell and widespread damage," said Kevin McCue, seismologists at the Central Queensland University in Canberra, Australia, as reported by the site the ABC website on Friday. However, the number of victims in Tokyo in the Kanto region is not expected as many as 120 years ago because the epicenter is far north, about 376 km from Tokyo.

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Japan is located in the path of the volcano or the Pacific Ring of Fire, including areas which are often affected by the earthquake. Several large earthquake data recorded in Japan is an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Sanriku in 1896 that killed 27,000 people and caused tsunamisas high as 25 meters . In addition, the Kobe earthquake that occurred in 1995 a magnitude 6.9 scale Richter , killing 5502 people .

Japan quake measuring 8.9 scale today Richter . The quake occurred at 14:46 local time and was centered 376 km southeast of Tokyo. This earthquake has caused tsunamis as high as 4 meters and a potential tsunami of up to 10 meters . Warning tsunami extended to the Pacific, the Philippines, and Indonesia .

Co-Director of the Australian Tsunami Research Center, Professor James Goff said the quake had happened once it will be able to see the strength of Japan's earthquake-resistant buildings, the efficacy of warning devices tsunamis and evacuation plans. "This event will be a series of tests to them all," he said.


Tokyo, Devastating earthquake measuring 8.9 hit northeastern Japan, on Friday afternoon, and caused many casualties, fires and tsunamis around four metersalong the coast of the country, NHK television reported, and witnesses. Is this due 2011 Supermoon Phenomenon Causes Moon Super Supermoon Disaster Strikes Close By Earth . See also the Student Photographs Nude Beautiful Women 2011 Uk Petra risked Naked on Campus UK Petra Surabaya .

After a quake measuring 8.9 occurred a number of strong aftershocks and triggered warnings also tsunamis as high as 10 meters . Gempat caused the building was shaken in the capital Tokyo.

Television pictures showed brunt of floodwaters that carry debris. NHK television showed flames and black smoke billowing from a building in Odaiba, Tokyo suburb, and trains stopped in the north of the country.

Black smoke is rising from the industrial area in Yokohama Isogo. Television footage showed a boat, car and truck floating in the water after the tsunami struck the small town in northern Japan Kamaichi.A bridge, the location is not known, appears to have collapsed into the water. Kyodo news agency said there were reports of fires in the city of Sendai in northeastern.

"The building shook for what seemed a long time and many people in the newsroom took their helmets and some got under the table," said Reuters correspondent, Linda Sieg in Tokyo. "Maybe it's my worst gempat felt since I came to Japan more than 20 years pestle." The passengers on the subway line in Tokyo scream. Goncangannya very strong, and very difficult for people to remain standing, said Reuters correspondent, Mariko Katsumura.

Hundreds of office workers and shoppers Hitotsugi spilled into the street, in shopping centers in Akasaka in downtown Tokyo.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earlier declared the quake measuring 7.9 and centered at a depth of 15.1 miles, about 81 miles east of Sendai, on the main island of Honshu. But the agency later said the quake measuring 8.9.

Pacific coast in northeastern Japan, called Sanriku, has suffered from the earthquake and tsunami in the past. Last Wednesday the area was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.2. In 1933, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake in the region killed more than 3,000 people.

Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the most seismically active regions in the world. About 20 percent of an earthquake measuring 6.0 or more of the world occurred in Japan. compass . com


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