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[Trojita]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34816292


A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Japan after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the country's south-western coast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said waves could hit the western coast of Kagoshima prefecture and Satsunan islands further to the south.
It said the quake happened at the depth of about 10km (six miles).
The US Geological Survey said the tremor struck some 159km south-west of the town of Makurazaki.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Stay safe Japan GAF

 

[Taco_Human]

Oh damn, wasn't the last one only two or three years ago? They clean up the mess pretty quickly but damn, stay safe Japan-GAF.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

stay safe Japan. Hope the damage is minimal

 

[Liberty4all]

This is a shitty news day =(

 

[Bold One]

Banner day for the human race

 

[Joni]

Impact will be hopefully very limited. They have no trouble tankings 7s.

Oh damn, wasn't the last one only two or three years ago? They clean up the mess pretty quickly but damn, stay safe Japan-GAF.

There was a 7.8 in May.

 

[mreddie]

Dammit, it's doom and gloom today.

 

[ironcreed]

This is a shitty news day =(

Friday the 13th indeed. Jesus.

 

[Sheriff_Battlesnake]

Man. This hurts me way over here. Stay strong Japan and France.

 

[RoKKeR]

Fuck this day, stay safe Japan.

 

[Joni]

It is the 14th in Japan guys.

 

[KazenY2J]

Stay safe, Japan.

 

[Splash Wave]

Not that I'm in any danger whatsoever, but the headline definitely gave me pause (because I'm visiting a coastal town today, but on Japan's eastern coast). My thoughts go out to those potentially affected.

 

[Pyccko]

Goddamnit, man.

 

[Volimar]

Any update on potential tsunamis?

 

[CountAntonius]

Stay safe Japan.

 

[Joni]

Tsunami Warnings / Tsunami Advisories

Issued at 07:20 JST 14 Nov 2015

Tsunami Advisories have been cancelled.

*******************Text********************
Tsunami Advisories have been cancelled for the following coastal regions of Japan:
TANEGASHIMA AND YAKUSHIMA AREA
AMAMI ISLANDS AND TOKARA ISLANDS
WESTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.

No Major Tsunami Warnings, Tsunami Warnings and Advisories are currently in effect.

******* Earthquake Information ********
Occurred at 05:51 JST 14 Nov 2015
Region name SATSUMA-HANTO SEIHO-OKI
Latitude 30.9N
Longitude 128.7E
Depth about 10 km
Magnitude 7.0

Occurred at 06:17 JST 14 Nov 2015
Region name SATSUMA-HANTO SEIHO-OKI
Latitude 30.9N
Longitude 128.6E
Depth about 10 km
Magnitude 5.1

※ Listed above are source parameters of all the earthquakes that caused the tsunami.

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/

 

[Tom Nook]

Stay Safe Japan.

 

[aGuyInaBearSuit]

Tsunami warnings and a massacre in the same day?

It's the end of the world as we know it.

 

[Come to Butt-Head]

I hope it's nothing.

 

[studyguy]

Well I suppose it's good it's not as strong as the Tōhoku quake...
Not sure what the levels of magnitude would mean in layman's terms though. A 7 vs what was nearly a 9 back then in 2011.

 

[Volimar]

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/

Thank goodness for that.

 

[Dave_6]

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/

Great news!

 

[Joni]

Guys, the tsunami warning has been cancelled.

Tsunami warnings and a massacre in the same day?

It's the end of the world as we know it.

It is not the same day. It is tomorrow already in Japan.
It is also not uncommon. The country got hit with 7 7.0 shocks since the major 9.0 2011 earthquake.
I wouldn't call the end of the world yet based on this.

Well I suppose it's good it's not as strong as the Tōhoku quake...
Not sure what the levels of magnitude would mean in layman's terms though. A 7 vs what was nearly a 9 back then in 2011.

It is a logarithmic scale. The difference between a 7 and a 9 is factor 1000. You get a 7 on average each month in the world. A 7 in a third-world country could be disastrous, one in Japan should be less than 10 deaths.

Edit: also first time I'm glad I killed a topic.

 

[CSJ]

It is not the same day. It is tomorrow already in Japan.

I'll take the hit, but come on... when someone says same day they literally mean in the time and space it happened, around the same time.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Happy to see the tsunami didn't happen.

What a shitty Friday the 13th we've been having.