TOKYO —
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 struck off the coast of Fukushima
Prefecture on Saturday afternoon. There was no tsunami alert and no
injuries were reported.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake struck at 4:19 p.m. Its epicenter was at a depth of 50 kilometers off the Fukushima coast.
The quake measured 4 near the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, but operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said there was no danger at the plant.
The quake was also felt in Miyagi, Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures, where it registered a 3, the meteorological agency said on its website.
29/12/12
Satellite detects change in Earth’s gravity after Japanese earthquake...
ReplyDeleteThe March 2011 Japanese earthquake that was followed by the most devastating tsunami has caused the most unusual of consequences. A minor alteration in local gravity was first reported soon after the disaster, but newly published data from the European Space Agency (ESA) GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite confirms a tiny aberration or “gravity scar”.
The ESA’s GOCE was initially intended for a 20-month mission, but has operated for almost three times more than planned. Its mission ended when it ran out of fuel and it burned up upon re-entry on November 11, 2013. However, scientists will now spend years to analyze all its data.
Read more: http://indian.ruvr.ru/news/2013_12_04/Satellite-detects-change-in-Earth-s-gravity-after-Japanese-earthquake-0087/
4/12/13