Japan Earthquake

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CRAP! quake in tokyo!
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:32:11 AM

twitter reports say 4.8 or 7.2 really long one too
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:33:19 AM

@lillymunster what feed? I'm not seeing it
by M.I.A. 1/1/2012 5:34:59 AM

[Earthquake Information] at 14:28 on the 1st are ○ quake 4 Saitama Prefecture in southern Chiba Prefecture in the northwestern Chiba Prefecture, south of Tokyo, 23 district ○ quake 3 Fukushima Prefecture in through ri Fukushima Prefecture Aizu Ibaraki Prefecture in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, southern Gunma Prefecture in southern Saitama prefecture north of Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo Tama north east west, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:35:59 AM

@M.I.A. various twitter people
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:36:08 AM

That quake was an M6.8, about 350 km depth. Explains why it could be felt in Yamagata.
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:37:10 AM

NYPD has backed down, fallen back, and let the activists take Zuccotti Park. Dancing on barricades commences. #ows
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:41:41 AM

No tsunami, so far no reports of major damage. Varied reports about the center of the quake.
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:42:38 AM

Reuters Reuters Top News
FLASH: Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Japan's southeastern Izu islands - USGS
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:44:29 AM

www.jma.go.jp quake report. TokyoRich asked about NPP's The only one I know that would be close to that is Hamaoka?
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:48:30 AM

Yes, Agree- hamaoka. And it's not one that has been shut down, iirc.
by M.I.A. 1/1/2012 5:53:58 AM

There's one called Ikata, but I'm not too sure if it's closer than Hamaoka.
by M.I.A. 1/1/2012 5:55:13 AM

Another quake in Chiba
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:56:25 AM

Hamaoka is shut down.
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:56:40 AM

Ikata w/ map - could be an issue if they get enough shaking en.wikipedia.org
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:57:52 AM

Shindo scale en.wikipedia.org
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 5:59:17 AM

Dang! felt it in Osaka and Fukushima AND Tokyo

tokyorich Rich
That's a quake with some reach RT @MisterWebb: @tokyorich Felt it in Osaka RT @tokyorich: That quake was an M6.8, about 350 km depth.
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 6:09:23 AM

NHK: No impact on Fukushima nuclear facilities. - TokyoRich
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 6:19:13 AM

7.0
Mercalli scale: 9
Date-Time [UTC]: 01 January, 2012 at 05:27:54 UTC
Local Date/Time: Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 05:27 at night at epicenter
Location: 31° 24.000, 138° 36.000
Depth: 371.00 km (230.53 miles)
Region: Asia
Country: Japan
Distances: 192.2 km (119.43 miles) of Tono, Tokyo-to
by MaryW 1/1/2012 6:28:29 AM

7.0
Mercalli scale: 9
Date-Time [UTC]: 01 January, 2012 at 05:27:54 UTC
Local Date/Time: Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 05:27 at night at epicenter
Location: 31° 24.930, 138° 9.324
Depth: 348.50 km (216.55 miles)
Region: Asia
Country: Japan
Distances: 231.0 km (143.54 miles) of Tono, Tokyo-to
Source: USGS-RSOE
by MaryW 1/1/2012 6:30:04 AM

7.0
Mercalli scale: 9
Date-Time [UTC]: 01 January, 2012 at 05:27:56 UTC
Local Date/Time: Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 05:27 at night at epicenter
Location: 31° 28.800, 138° 7.200
Depth: 365 km (226.80 miles)
Region: Asia
Country: Japan
Distances: 235.4 km (146.27 miles) SW of Toriuchi,
Source: EMSC hisz.rsoe.hu
by MaryW 1/1/2012 6:31:30 AM

looks as if they are still confused with the location, depth and distance. (same link fro all 3 posts)
by MaryW 1/1/2012 6:32:48 AM

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! ::))
by MaryW 1/1/2012 6:33:45 AM

by MaryW 1/1/2012 6:41:29 AM

Some footage of the 7.0 quake, minor by detectable at this location: www.youtube.com
by Ian 1/1/2012 6:55:53 AM

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Reactor Bldgs of Reactors 1, 3, 4 Blew Up Because Blowout Panels Were Welded Shut, Fuku-I Workers Say
by Ian 1/1/2012 6:58:31 AM

by Ian 1/1/2012 7:01:22 AM

www.jma.go.jp
the big 7.0 was felt everywhere.
14:28 JST 01 Jan 2012 31.4N 138.6E 370 km 7.0 Torishima Kinkai
by Edano via Jma.go.jp 1/1/2012 12:31:20 PM

by Edano via Jma.go.jp 1/1/2012 12:32:43 PM

www.jma.go.jp
a sesismic 3 in fukushima
by Edano via Jma.go.jp 1/1/2012 12:34:17 PM

strange. the quake was well south of tokyo, but the most shaking was way north of tokyo.
by Edano 1/1/2012 12:38:28 PM

the blowout panel story ex-skf.blogspot.com makes sense. i am sure it is true. but why then was one blowout panel at #2 not welded ?
by Edano 1/1/2012 12:44:55 PM

www3.nhk.or.jp

Powerful earthquake hits Tokyo

A strong earthquake struck Tokyo and surrounding areas on Sunday afternoon.

The earthquake occurred at around 2:28 PM local time.

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.0, with its focus 370 kilometers deep near Torishima Island in the Pacific Ocean.

The agency says the quake registered 4 on the Japanese scale of zero to 7 in 7 prefectures.

The jolt was felt in a wide area, from the northern main island of Hokkaido to the western part of Honshu Island.

The coastal cities of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, were among those that felt the strongest tremor.

Tokyo Electric Power Company said no new developments are reported at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and nearby Daini nuclear plant.

The agency hasn't issued a tsunami alert.

Sunday, January 01, 2012 16:39 +0900 (JST)
www3.nhk.or.jp
by Edano via Www3.nhk.or.jp 1/1/2012 12:57:52 PM

Strong quake jolts eastern, northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Jan. 1, Kyodo

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 jolted a wide area in eastern and northeastern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing no tsunami warning.

The 2:28 p.m. quake measured an intensity of 4 on the Japanese scale of 7 in many locations in downtown Tokyo, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa prefectures, the agency said.

There was no immediate information about abnormalities at nuclear reactors including those of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. english.kyodonews.jp
by Edano 1/1/2012 1:00:34 PM

@Edano One of the workers was tweeting about blow out panels last night. I think it is the same one EX-SKF refers to. So why did 2's panel work if all were welded. It also answers our question about the other units having panels. But if the blow out panels worked how would that impact venting?
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 3:04:14 PM

@lillymunster , the way I understood it, Unit 2's panel was the only one that was not welded to the braces.
by Peter 1/1/2012 3:07:23 PM

@Peter wonder why it was overlooked?
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 3:10:23 PM

@all. Mary found an oddity yesterday. There was an article that was ambiguous about some dates on the iodine leak in Europe. I pulled EUDEP readings from the same Budapest station I was using but for December and the readings are in the same range as during the leak? Anyone have an idea how this could be if the leak was solved by shutting off the reactor? There are 2 days after Nov 20th that are "holes" in the station's reading. They shut the reactor off Nov 17. Then it goes back to the same constant and peaks as during the leak period.
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 3:12:51 PM

As to todays quake in Japan, the Virginia quake pegged 6(lower) on the Shindo scale. brainmindinstrev.blogspot.com
by Peter 1/1/2012 3:27:55 PM

Images of unit 2 blow out panel from our archives houseoffoust.com

www.tepco.co.jp
by lillymunster via Houseoffoust 1/1/2012 3:31:19 PM

Images of unit 2 blow out panel from our archives houseoffoust.com

www.tepco.co.jp
by lillymunster via Tepco.co.jp 1/1/2012 3:31:19 PM

As to the panels, I don't understand the rational behind this welding idea at all. If you wished to have them blown out in an explosion, you would not attach them to anything that could prevent that or complicate the excision. If you attach them to bracing, the damage to the building is only going to be greater.
by Peter 1/1/2012 3:32:06 PM

@Peter Was yesterday's quake a 4 on shindo?
by lillymunster 1/1/2012 3:35:41 PM

@lillymunster , I first thought the operators had done that, it looked so clean. I wonder whether tepco felt they needed to preserve this option particularly in this reactor. Perhaps hydrogen had built up on the refueling floor before, ;)
by Peter 1/1/2012 3:36:53 PM