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2011-04-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Major aftershock shakes Japan's ruined northeast coast

[Arab News] A major aftershock rocked northeast Japan on Thursday and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast devastated by last month's massive quake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant.

The warning was later lifted and no tsunami were reported. No damage from the quake, measured at magnitude 7.4 by the Japan Meteorological Agency, was detected at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said.

Workers struggling to bring the plant under control were evacuated soon after the aftershock struck, shortly before midnight.

Large parts of northern Japan, where infrastructure was severely damaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami, were without electricity following the latest of many aftershocks, the biggest since last month's killer quake.

Toru Hanai, a Rooters photographer in Oshu, Iwate prefecture, near the epicenter of Thursday's aftershock, said his hotel lost power and a water pipe burst.

"Everything fell. My room is a complete mess and power is widely out in this area," he said.

In the capital, Tokyo, buildings also shook.

"It started out as nothing much, then the building started swaying quite strongly," a Rooters witness said.

As of 01:30 a.m. (1630 GMT) seven people were reported injured, two of them seriously, a front man for the National Police Agency said.

Last month's huge 9.0 magnitude quake triggered tsunami waves which swept in along the coast, wiping out towns. About 28,000 people were killed or are missing.

The disaster also disrupted industry and affected supply chains around the world but it was not immediately clear if Thursday's aftershock would compound those problems.

At the Fukushima nuclear plant, TEPCO said it was continuing to inject nitrogen into reactor No.1 after no irregularities were reported.

Posted by Fred 2011-04-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 This was initially reported as TWO MAG 7.4's BACK-TO-BACK, then was became a single, + has now been dowgraded to a MAG 7.1 at last check.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-04-08 00:04|| 2011-04-08 00:04|| Front Page Top

#2 BHARAT RALSHAK > JAPAN: THOSE THAT STAY BEHIND [Fukushima = Sendai region] MUS ADAPT TO TURMOIL.

Chaos + confusion + not having.

* SAME > JAPAN INSISTS THAT ITS DISCHARGE OF RADIOACTIVE WATER DOES NOT [immediately?] BREACH INTERNATIONAL LAW.

* SAME > FUKUSHIMA NO. ONE PLANT DESIGNED ON A "TRAIL-N-ERROR" BASIS [a "learning experience" = curve], as compared to the kilometers-away Fukushima No. Two Plant which handily survived the 03/11/2011 Quake-Tsunami.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-04-08 00:40|| 2011-04-08 00:40|| Front Page Top

#3 ION TOPIX/FREEREPUBLIC/WAFF > IS JAPAN HIDING [covert] ATOMIC BOMB PROCESSING AT FUKUSHIMA ? | IS JAPAN'S ELITE HIDING A WEAPONS PROGRAM INSIDE NUCLEAR PLANT?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-04-08 01:00|| 2011-04-08 01:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Some believe Japan has a nuclear weapons program short of actually building a bomb, but could rapidly assemble one if needed.

Personally, I don't blame them. If japan ever loses the US nuclear umbrella, China would be all over them.

Posted by phil_b 2011-04-08 02:42|| 2011-04-08 02:42|| Front Page Top

#5 AZ legislature hits another homer. Arizona becomes first state in the US to protect professionals from having their license or certification revoked because of their religious practices.

SB 1288 forbids any government entity from denying, suspending or revoking a professional or occupational license, certificate or registration based on a person's exercise of religion. It also forbids a government from denying someone a position on a board, commission, committee or public body based on that person's religion.

SB 1288 would apply to state and local governments, schools and the state Bar Association, among others.

Protected religious beliefs include those that are part of a recognized religion as well as those that are not, such as personal religious beliefs.

The bill excludes protection for any criminal behavior or sexual misconduct. It also would not limit an employer's ability to hire or fire someone for their actions.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-08 09:08|| 2011-04-08 09:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Sorry about previous post. Put it in the wrong place.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-08 09:10|| 2011-04-08 09:10|| Front Page Top

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