Saturday, March 19, 2005

Earthquake Map for Asia

Various news agencies are reporting a 7.0 quake for southern Japan, with tsunamis predicted. But a quick check here (title link) shows that the quake in question was downgraded to a 6.4 - still very big, but not as likely to swamp surrounding areas at least.

This map on the USGS site updates constantly, 24/7. For areas other than Asia, go to the menu at the left of the screen.

UPDATE: Sunday, March 20, 2005. Here's a news story on the earthquake.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050321a1.htm, titled "Powerful earthquake slams Kyushu".

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