11/21/2016 — Large M7.0 (M6.9) earthquake strikes Japan — Coast of Honshu Fukushima Prefecture (Video)

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H/t reader squodgy:

“We’ll see, but it will be dumbed down whatever….

Let’s face it it can’t make it any worse can it?”

– Tsunami About to Hit Fukushima…:

UPDATE

• USGA initially put the quake at a magnitude of 7.3, has since downgraded to 6.9
• This compares with the devastating March 2011 quake which had a magnitude 9.1 (if you are unfamiliar with the Richter scale, it is a logarithmic scale, a M9 quake is 10 times larger than an M8 quake, for example)
• The two nuclear power plants in operation in Japan have been shut down in response. Both are located in the southeast of the country, near this quake

UPDATE 2

The tsunami has reached Fukushima now

• Observed height of 60cm
• Evacuation advice still effect, get out now
• Multiple tsunami expected to hit

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