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
Over half a dozen earthquakes struck off the coast of the Philippines on Friday triggering a tsunami alert.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake just 21.6 miles underneath the ocean floor triggered the tsunami 60 miles east of Sulangan at 8:47pm local time. The major quake was followed by a series of seven lesser quakes (5.5, 5.4, 5.1, 4.8, 5.4, 4.9, 5.0) in a two hour span. 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