A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a tsunami warning for parts of the coastline.
Some parts of the country experienced tsunami waves, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported in an update early Tuesday local time. A 2.3-foot (0.7-meter) tsunami height was observed at Kuji port in Iwate. A 16-inch (40cm) tsunami height was recorded in Aomori and Hokkaido, the JMA said earlier.
After several hours, the JMA downgraded the warning to a tsunami advisory.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck at 11:15 p.m. local time (9:15 a.m. ET) around 44 miles (70km) off the coast of the country and at a depth of around 33 miles.
I’m not a science guy but it makes me wonder if it’s got anything to do with the quake in Alaska and the volcano erupting in Hawaii
The volcano is basically always erupting in Hawai’i. Also, earthquakes are super common.
Ah so no worries about some coming catastrophe then?
I mean, plenty of worries about coming catastrophes, but just not this one lol
well… depends on the angle of your lean wrt to the optimism/pessimism axis: for example: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-intriguing-earthquakes-cosmic.html
Interesting, we had a solar flare or storm the other day right?
It seems we’re okay. I hate to sound like a lib but look forward not backward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHV1wY5VMhc&t=37sWhite House gets crushed by a planet killing wave and me?
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
There is a theory that earthquakes echo along lines like standing waves shortly after, around the same strength.
