"click on image to enlarge" Awajishima Fukin C 2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth |
Airport and train traffic suspended until safety can be determined. There have been several aftershocks following this event.
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Update-
The Japan Times -newspaper
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/13/national/m6-quake-jolts-western-japan#.UWkqlqLfCSo
NHK News report-
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130413_06.html
Occurred at (JST) 05:33 JST 13 Apr 2013
Latitude 34.4N
Longitude 134.8E
Depth 10 km
Magnitude 6.0
Region Name Awajishima Fukin
JMA official website-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20130413054817395-130533.html
Map-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20130413054817395-130533.html
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