Strong Earthquake Rattle Honshu, Japan

Disaster Report: Today November 20, At 10:23 AM Strong Earthquake Rattle Honshu, Japan. Felt As Far As Capital Tokyo.

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Satellite map showing epicenter area Honshu, Japan

UPDATE 11/23/2011 
Magnitude 6.1 very strong earthquake is recorded in Honshu, Japan with epicenter located 33 km E Namie (pop 21,866), Japan and 58 km NE Iwaki (pop 357,309), Japan. It was the time when people were sleeping on their bed. People as far as capital Tokyo, wake up after this quake. 49,000 people have experienced a strong shaking of MMI VI. People of Namie have felt a strong jolt. The epicenter is in the Sea water which reduces its shaking effect to some extent. It will be even felt in Capital Tokyo.
19:24 UTC (local time Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 04:24 AM @ epicenter)EMSC Felt Reports
Shinjuku:Being some 247 km's distance form the epicenter, this seemed like a fairly powerful earthquake but it never felt threatening ... pretty good sustained shaking, however, and strong enough to wake me up ... trust and hope there was no harm inflicted on anyone closer to the quake's epicenter, greetings from the 22nd floor of the HIlton Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

UPDATE 11/21/2011 
 Today moderate earthquakes are recorded in that area. One with magnitude 4.7 and other 4.9. 
M 4.9 was well felt by the people as it was on land at a shallow depth of 11.8 km.
Both at a difference of half an hour. First was at 09:48 UTC. Second was in Western Japan which was well felt in Iwakuni city of Yamaguchi region.


UPDATE 
Still minor aftershocks are recorded in this area. Earthquake in this area(Japan) is common, so people are again engaged in their daily work.


UPDATE 04:40 UTC    
JMA has revised its data to M 5.3 than earlier reported M 5.5. Believed to be an aftershocks of earlier M 9.0 earthquake.  
NO DAMAGE REPORTED.


UPDATE 04:03 UTC   
Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said that nuclear plant is safe.
Remember a 9.0 earthquake on march 11 triggered Tsunami which killed 20,000 people.

UPDATE 04:01 UTC  
NO TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED.

UPDATE 3:42 UTC
Aftershocks recorded as
M 4.3 @ 50 km depth in Iwate-ken Oki region(Max. JMI intensity 2)

M  2.4 minor @ 2.4 km depth in Miyazaki-ken Nambu-yamazoi region (Max. JMI intensity 1)

M 3.1 @ 10 km depth in Ibaraki-ken Hokubu region (Max. JMI intensity 1)
 
UPDATE 3:34 UTC
we don't know why local medias are not following this earthquake. we are having much difficulty to get actual report from the epicenter area. May be Japan is prone to these type of regular earthquakes.Hope we will update soon.

UPDATE 3:05 UTC 
we have got Felt Report from Honshu area. Look below for the felt reports.


UPDATE 2:58 UTC
No any damage report obtained

UPDATE 2:52 UTC 
Still the aftershocks of magnitude 3+ are recorded frequently recorded in that area.

UPDATE 2:44 UTC 
Max. felt JMI intensity for this quake is 3

UPDATE 2:41 UTC
Another earthquake of M 4.7 at 10 km shallow depth ( 10:26 local time) with epicenter in Ibaraki-ken Hokubu region.


UPDATE 2:34 UTC
People of Hitachi, Japan seems little panic as strongest jolt is reported from that area.

UPDATE 2:22 UTC
NO DAMAGE REPORT OBTAINED.

UPDATE 2:12 UTC

For Ibaraki region, the intensity is varied from I to V. JMA even gives data of 5+ JMI intensity which denotes strong shaking in Ibaraki region.

UPDATE 2:06 UTC
 Felt as far as capital Tokyo. People of Hitachi (pop 186,307) experienced strong jolt. Hitachi is 38 km NW of epicenter.

UPDATE 2:02 UTC
JMA(seismological site of Japan) gives different data making it more powerful
M 5.5 at 10 km depth
If we follow this intensity, it is strongest one to cause serious tremor around epicenter area.
 
Today November 20, 2011 a strong earthquake of magnitude 5.2 stuck East Coast of Honshu Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake is located just below Daigo(22,310), Japan.UTC 1:23 (local time Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:23:43 AM @ epicenter)

Though earthquake is common in this area. It is the strongest earthquake to hit in recent days. Most of the earthquakes are recorded in Sea water.
"Felt Reports" that we received
Honshu: I was on way to my work, felt strong tremor!! hope everything is fine.