A strong earthquake registered as M 6.0 (JMA) on Richter scale struck northeastern Japan on August 4, 2013 at 03:28 UTC. JMA reported depth of 50 km. This earthquake was 41 km away from March 11, 2011 devastating M 9.0 "Tohoku earthquake" and about 109 km away from crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
There was no risk of a tsunami, JMA said.
Operator of crippled nuclear power plant Fukushima Dai-ichi said no problems were reported there or at another one of its nuclear plants in Fukushima..
USGS measured magnitude 5.8 earthquake and depth of 46 km.
Fukushima-Diary reported yesterday that unusual number of the earthquakes are occurring in the region. 18 quakes hit Fukushima and also 18 quakes hit Iwaraki only within a day.
Earthquake of 5.7 magnitude rattles Canada's Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A moderate earthquake struck off Canada's southern Pacific coast early Sunday, rattling parts of Vancouver Island.
There were no reports of damage or injuries.
Earthquakes Canada said the 5.7-magnitude quake hit about 6:20 a.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the same magnitude and said it struck about 96 miles (108 kilometers) south of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.
Earthquakes Canada said the quake was lightly felt across the northern part of the island.
Bonnie Overland, a resident of Port Alice on Vancouver Island, said she was awakened by the shaking but thought it was her dog scratching the bed.
"It lasted a few seconds and we absolutely felt it," she said.
John Cassidy, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, said quakes are common in the region as it is at a fault area where the Juan de Fuca Plate meets the Explorer Plate.
There was no tsunami alert.
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/08/earthquake-of-5-7-magnitude-rattles-canada-s-vancouver-island-92293.html#ixzz2b6MQJJQk
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A moderate earthquake struck off Canada's southern Pacific coast early Sunday, rattling parts of Vancouver Island.
There were no reports of damage or injuries.
Earthquakes Canada said the 5.7-magnitude quake hit about 6:20 a.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the same magnitude and said it struck about 96 miles (108 kilometers) south of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.
Earthquakes Canada said the quake was lightly felt across the northern part of the island.
Bonnie Overland, a resident of Port Alice on Vancouver Island, said she was awakened by the shaking but thought it was her dog scratching the bed.
"It lasted a few seconds and we absolutely felt it," she said.
John Cassidy, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, said quakes are common in the region as it is at a fault area where the Juan de Fuca Plate meets the Explorer Plate.
There was no tsunami alert.
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/08/earthquake-of-5-7-magnitude-rattles-canada-s-vancouver-island-92293.html#ixzz2b6MQJJQk
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