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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

EARTHQUAKE HITS RUSSIA AND JAPAN

this is not from the scene

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit waters off Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin on Tuesday
The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.7, while the Russian ministry put it at 6.3.
"There have been no victims or damage," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the quake was felt as magnitude 2 to 3 shocks in towns and villages on Sakhalin.
In Japan, the Meteorological Agency also reported that there was no risk of a tsunami from the quake. Its readings showed the quake was mildly felt on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and in the northeastern section of Honshu, Japan's main island.
The quake was rated 3 on the Japanese seismic scale of 1-7.
Good to know the natural disaster only happened to “nature”…not human beings and their property - db

FAQ/A on earthquake, CLICK HERE

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