Another magnitude 7.3 (Japanese scale) in Tohoku

[gmat]

Tonight there was another earthquake in Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku. Magnitude 7.3 on the Japanese scale. They are predicting a tsunami, but apparently only 1 meter or less.

 

Grant

[JR 500系]

Oh dear... I hope it's not too bad...

 

But the Japanese are very strong and resilient people. And the shinkansen earth-quake response braking system using ceramic powder helps in the event of earth quakes to prevent further damages...

 

Bless Japan please. They have enough of diasters already. 

[gmat]

Tonight there was another earthquake in Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku. Magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale. They are predicting a tsunami, but apparently only 1 meter or less.

 

Grant

 

Sorry, it was 7.3 on the Richter Magnitude Scale and according to NHK News, it was 5 minus on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.

[bikkuri bahn]

Services have been suspended on the Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen.  The Tohoku Shinkansen has suspended operations between Kitakami and Shin-Aomori.  Services are supposed to resume on the Tohoku Shinkansen at 20:50, but right now it's unknown if it has.

 

*Update

NHK has reported that Tohoku Shinkansen service has been restored as of 21:00