Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Japan - 6.0 magnitude quake hits Izu islands


An earthquake has hit off the southern coast of Japan triggering tsunami alerts. The magnitude 6 quake hit at 13:30 GMT/UTC some 270 km from the mainland amongst the Izu islands. It is the latest in a series of quakes that have hit the seas around Japan in recent months. However, the size and proximity has increase concerns in this latest tremor. jma.go.jp / Map Posted by Picasa

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