A powerful earthquake struck Japan again. Shock strength of 7.8 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Ogasawara Islands region. The epicenter of the tremors was located at a depth of 590 km in the area belonging to the Japan archipelago of volcanic islands. The Japanese Meteorological Institute reported that there is no danger of tsunami waves. The quake caused no direct damage in Japan.
Japan again strong earthquake struck. The epicenter of the shock was located near the island of Chichi-jima, located 870 kilometers south of Tokyo. The quake was so powerful that despite the huge distance in the Japanese capital swayed buildings and joined alarms. There have been 7.8 on the Richter scale! In 2011, when a tsunami caused by an earthquake damaged a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, causing the most expensive natural disaster in history, the shock was the strength of 9 degrees Richter. The Japanese meteorological institute said that this time there is no danger of tsunami waves. The earthquake did not cause it any damage in Japan. Did not cause power outages, airport in Tokyo also operating normally. Traffic was halted only high-speed trains between Tokyo and Osaka. Ogasawara volcanic archipelago separates the Philippine Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
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ESA / IRAP / CNES / TU Delft / HTG / Planetary Visions
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