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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan

6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan

May 23, 2012JAPANA 6.1 magnitude earthquake have struck off the northeast coast of Japan at a depth of 40 km (25.3 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was 109 km (68 miles) NNE (26°) from Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan and some 666 km (414 miles) NNE (17°) from TOKYO, Japan. Today’s earthquake is only the latest in an escalating series of recent earthquakes plaguing the eastern shores of Japan. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan on May 20, 2012. Seismic tension is rising along this corridor of Japan and these quakes are indications that a larger earthquake lurks in Japan’s near future. –The Extinction Protocol
神は、日本の人々を救うことができる – 絶滅プロトコル

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