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Global Recon
March 20, 2005
Powerful Earthquake in Japan
A powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Sunday, killing an elderly woman and injuring at least 381 people, damaging buildings and leaving residents shaken by aftershocks. Authorities issued a tsunami warning, but it was later canceled. The temblor, which hit west of Kyushu Island at 10:53 a.m. (0153 GMT), was centered at an "extremely shallow" depth of 5.5 miles below the ocean floor, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. Nearly 80 aftershocks followed — at least one a magnitude-4.2 quake.Posted by Michele at March 20, 2005 05:44 AM | TrackBack Comments
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