Thursday, April 7
Japan suffers fresh quake
On April 7, 2011 at 11:32pm Japan time, the ravaged northeastern coast of Japan experienced a magnitude 7.4 aftershock, the first major quake in the three weeks since Japan's most devasting disaster in decades. This is the biggest aftershock since the March 11 earthquake. Immediately after, a tsunami alert was issued. According to TEPCO, there has been no changes in radiation levels around the nuclear plants. No trouble has been reported at the plants. Power has been lost in some areas and some injuries have been reported. As of 12:55am Japan time (11:55am EST), all tsunami alerts and advisories have been lifted. For the full story from CNN, click here.
Labels:
Earthquake,
Japan,
Tsunami
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