6.5 Earthquake Hits Southern Japan, Tremors Shake Buildings in Tokyo

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Taylor Berman

09/03/13 07:46PM

Filed to: tokyo

Tokyo earthquake has a preliminary magnitude reading of 6.9: NHK
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) September 4, 2013

Witnesses reportedly saw buildings shaking in downtown Tokyo after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan. For now, there is no threat of a tsunami, and there were no reported irregularities at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

UPDATE: From Reuters:

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake with a magnitude of 6.5.
The quake was measured 400 km (250 miles) below the earth's surface about 580 km (360 miles) south of Tokyo, NHK said. Witnesses said it was felt along much of Japan's east coast.

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Dark man ex Taylor Berman 09/03/13 08:26PM

God is still angry about Pearl Harbor.

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John Boehner Dark man ex 09/03/13 08:33PM

Oh, that old chestnut.

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Phaydii Dark man ex 09/03/13 08:33PM

fuck you darkmanex.

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GregSamsa John Boehner 09/03/13 10:00PM

Wow. You really sunk that comment.

Citizen-Kang GregSamsa 09/03/13 10:45PM

You're too critical. I thought it was the bomb.

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Obliterati Taylor Berman 09/03/13 09:07PM

"Puny Earthquake Located Hundreds of Miles From Japan Causes Brief Vibrations in Tokyo."

The less punchy but more accurate headline.

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insmouse Obliterati 09/04/13 02:06AM

Are you in Tokyo? I was on the third floor of a building in Shin-Okubo and it was shaking pretty violently for at least a minute or so.

Pandabelle insmouse 09/04/13 06:30AM

Violently? Come on. A lot of people didn't even notice the quake today.

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Vivivo Taylor Berman 09/03/13 08:23PM

As someone near Tokyo right now, we felt it only for a few seconds. It was very dramatic, though. My toothbrush fell off the counter.

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JohnKinnex Vivivo 09/03/13 08:25PM

are you keeping the toothbrush?

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Vivivo JohnKinnex 09/03/13 08:28PM

I think I'll have too. An event as dramatic as this one will surely cause a toothbrush shortage all throughout Japan.

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afaAFA Vivivo 09/03/13 08:29PM

i dropped my toothbrush just reading about it

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Vivivo afaAFA 09/03/13 08:36PM

Awww. A sympathy toothbrush drop.

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Hannibal the Cannibal Taylor Berman 09/03/13 08:11PM

Time to get started on the giant robots.