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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rocks Japan, Triggering Tsunami Warnings
ANDREW FOLLETT
Energy Reporter
1:07 PM 11/14/2015
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck off the coasts of Japan and Korea, sending tsunami warnings in its wake Friday.
The earthquake triggered a small tsunami according to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency and briefly activated*the country’s tsunami alert system.*There is no immediate tsunami danger to the coastline of the United States*according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.
No damage or injuries have been reported as the earthquake’s epicenter was located*144*kilometers (90 miles) southwest of*Makurazaki, Japan*according to*data from*the United States Geological Survey. This area is near the Philliphine sea plate, a*highly active tectonic plate boundary which extends along both sides the Philippine Islands up to Japan.
This particular tectonic plate**has been associated with several major earthquakes in the past. The most noticeable event was the magnitude 7.6*Moro Gulf earthquake of 1976, which created a*tsunami that*killed*more than 5,000 *people.
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In 2011, the massive magnitude 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake*caused a tsunami that left more than 18,000 people dead or missing in north-eastern Japan.
Earthquakes are measured on a logarithmic scale, and*the difference between whole numbers on the scale is*large. A 9.0 quake*can devastate a country,*while a 7.0 quake generally*would only result in comparatively light damage. *A*quake that*registers 7.0 on the Richter scale releases*961 times*less*energy and has a shaking amplitude 100 times smaller than that of*a 9.0 quake.
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rocks Japan, Triggering Tsunami Warnings
ANDREW FOLLETT
Energy Reporter
1:07 PM 11/14/2015
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck off the coasts of Japan and Korea, sending tsunami warnings in its wake Friday.
The earthquake triggered a small tsunami according to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency and briefly activated*the country’s tsunami alert system.*There is no immediate tsunami danger to the coastline of the United States*according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.
No damage or injuries have been reported as the earthquake’s epicenter was located*144*kilometers (90 miles) southwest of*Makurazaki, Japan*according to*data from*the United States Geological Survey. This area is near the Philliphine sea plate, a*highly active tectonic plate boundary which extends along both sides the Philippine Islands up to Japan.
This particular tectonic plate**has been associated with several major earthquakes in the past. The most noticeable event was the magnitude 7.6*Moro Gulf earthquake of 1976, which created a*tsunami that*killed*more than 5,000 *people.
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In 2011, the massive magnitude 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake*caused a tsunami that left more than 18,000 people dead or missing in north-eastern Japan.
Earthquakes are measured on a logarithmic scale, and*the difference between whole numbers on the scale is*large. A 9.0 quake*can devastate a country,*while a 7.0 quake generally*would only result in comparatively light damage. *A*quake that*registers 7.0 on the Richter scale releases*961 times*less*energy and has a shaking amplitude 100 times smaller than that of*a 9.0 quake.
