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7.1 Earthquake Rocks Tokyo

No casualties, or threats of a tsunami, reported

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(Newser) – A 7.1 earthquake rattled Tokyo and surrounding areas today, AP reports. The strong quake, which struck just before 8 pm local time, disrupted trains and a professional baseball game, but so far there are no reports of damage or casualties, and no threat of a resulting tsunami. Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and experts say Tokyo has a 90% chance of being rocked by a major quake within the next 50 years.

A strong earthquake shook Japan's capital and surrounding areas today, halting trains and a professional baseball game.
A strong earthquake shook Japan's capital and surrounding areas today, halting trains and a professional baseball game.   (Shutter Stock)
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shonangreg
Aug 9, 09 9:10 AM CDT
I felt it. I am 100 km or so south of Tokyo. The earthquake was somewhat rolling -- not a quick, violent shaking, but more someone slapping a waterbed. It lasted a long time -- seemingly 30 seconds or more. Reply
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Newser001
Aug 9, 09 11:29 AM CDT
Glad to hear you're OK Greg - Nana korobi, ya oki . Let's not see a repeat of Kobe; Hanshin-Awaji Daishinsai - 6.8 (adjusted from 7.2). You may consider, if you already haven't, head down to Kobe and see the Disaster Reduction Museum (DRI) - humbling / enlightening. (English PDF: http://www.dri.ne.jp/images/english_all.pdf).
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Radzyn
Aug 9, 09 10:08 AM CDT
That's crazy. They must build things pretty well for there not to have been any damage, right? Isn't a 7.1 a big 'un? Reply
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shonangreg
Aug 9, 09 10:14 AM CDT
Yes, 7.1 is big, but it was deep and out at sea. In the Izu Islands, some sparsely populated, it may have been pretty violent.
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westonism
Aug 9, 09 10:35 PM CDT
shonangreg is right. It could have been worse. It could have set off an underwater avalanche which could have triggered off a tsunami. There are tons of variables. (I live in Alaska, and we get bunches of earthquakes.)
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