Japanese scientists have released a report saying fault lines under a nuclear plant in northern Japan are likely active.
The panel said that faults could cause earthquakes of magnitude 7. A quake of that level right beneath the plant could cause a catastrophic meltdown. Continue reading
A major earthquake rocked Japan Friday shaking buildings in Tokyo and causing a small tsunami to hit one of the areas devastated in the March 2011 tsunami that killed thousands.
The 7.3 quake struck approximately 287 miles off the coast at a depth of 22 miles. The quake caused a 3 foot high tsunami that was followed by waves of up to 2 feet. Minor injuries have been reported so far as a result of the quake. Continue reading
Most of the quarter-million people forced to flee massive flooding in southwest Japan were able to return home by Monday, but weather officials warned the danger had not fully passed from the record rainfall that left at least 26 people dead over the weekend. Continue reading
A 165 ton dock constructed of concrete, metal and tires ripped away during the 2011 Japan tsunami was washed up over 8,000 miles away on the Oregon coast.
The dock, so large it was initially mistaken for a barge, carries a plaque stating it was part of the port of Misawa. Waves from the tsunami reached at least nine feet in Misawa.
Two other docks from the same port are missing at sea. Continue reading
Fears of a euro-zone collapse, an economic relapse in the United States and a slowdown in China combined to drive the Tokyo Stock Market to it’s lowest level in 28 years.
The FTSE CNBC Asia 100 Index fell over 111 points, a drop of 2.1 percent. The index measures markets across Asia. The individual Topix index hit a 28 year low as investors rushed to sell after U.S. jobs data disappointed analysts. Continue reading