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    2nd earthquake of day shakes northern Japan

    TOKYO (AP) — Two strong earthquakes rattled northern Japan on Thursday, but neither caused any apparent damage or a tsunami.

    A magnitude-6.1 quake struck Thursday evening south of the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

    It hit about 465 miles (750 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo and 19 miles (30 kilometers) below the sea surface. The agency did not issue a tsunami warning.

    About 3,900 households in the towns of Erimo and Samani lost electricity shortly after the quake, but power was restored about an hour later, according to the Hokkaido Electric Power Co.

    The shaking was not felt in Tokyo, though a morning quake was.

    That magnitude-6.0 temblor struck just off the coast near the nuclear power plant damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

    The two shakings are believed unrelated and did not affect the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant or other nuclear plants in the region.

    The March 11 magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami wiped out large parts of Japan's northeastern coast and left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. The twin disasters also triggered a nuclear crisis, forcing about 100,000 people to flee their homes due to leaking radiation.

    Japan lies on the "Ring of Fire" — an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim. About 90 percent of the world's quakes occur in the area.

     
    • Jacob  •  5 mths ago
      There really are a bunch of idiots posting the dumbest comments today
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        Yup, just post the word, "JAPAN" and the racist crap, Whalekiller, Hiroshima, and Godzilla drones come out to play.
      • DIOSA69N4 5 mths ago
        Jacob,totally true. A bunch of idiots today.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Ishigaki-shi, Japan  •  5 mths ago
      These have been going on since 3/11...and is quite normal. A 9.0 earthquake tends to shift the plates around a bit...and 6.0 - 7.0 shakes will continue for some time. I see a lot of racist crap every time the word, "JAPAN" comes up. As an American living in Japan, I think your inane remarks betray your humanity. BTW, we lost about 40K people. If it happened in LA, around 1-million would have died. Neither of those events are funny.
      • Gabriel 5 mths ago
        L.A will happen very soon.
      • StarAzChef78 5 mths ago
        Gabriel, what degree do you hold in geology to be so sure that anything is gonna happen anytime soon? OH, that is right, you don't have a degree.
      • StarAzChef78 5 mths ago
        Ygg, sounds like this this person actually has some education and understands how the push and pull of plate tectonics work. If only more people understood the value of education.
    • elijah  •  Elmhurst, United States  •  5 mths ago
      The love of many has waxed cold!
      • Dale 5 mths ago
        really!
      • Jerry B 5 mths ago
        Elijah ,Love the name .Sounds to me like you have read your bible.......
      • Alsome 5 mths ago
        Yes in deed, just look around!
    • chief  •  5 mths ago
      I hope everyones safe.
    • Mary  •  5 mths ago
      If you go to the nation website for earthquakes, you will notice that in the past year even before the biggie in Japan, the earth has been rumbling an aweful lot!! All over! Not just Japan, but even in the oceans~ SCARY!
      • GG1000 5 mths ago
        Yes it always does. Welcome to our planet.
    • Victoria Two  •  5 mths ago
      No damage? Hmmmm...I do not think the people of Japan would agree. The emotional and psychological damage done to them in only 9 months leads me to believe that damage drilled deeper into the Japanese psyche over that past few days. My prayers are with the citizens of Japan. So much to be thankful for here in the good old USofA. Peace to all.
      • JohnB 5 mths ago
        Depression and suicides are up in that area.
    • SunnyShine  •  Waukesha, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I hope these two quakes arent leading up to something bigger.
    • Gregory  •  Lima, United States  •  5 mths ago
      another press coverup... move along now, there is nothing to see here.
    • giveahoot  •  5 mths ago
      How about unseen damage.
    • AJ  •  Murfreesboro, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Japan has been getting hit by Earthquakes for Thousands of years, The country is still standing and will always be standing. All the racist idiots out there need to get a life.
    • Hook  •  5 mths ago
      Need to find a solid rock to live on this ones falling apart
    • Yomama Sofat  •  Ocean Springs, United States  •  5 mths ago
      God bless the people of Japan.
    • Burt Ian Pelopero  •  Midland, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Jesus is coming soon.
    • Question Everything  •  5 mths ago
      Japan is so screwed. A whole generation has been exposed to radiation and their government lies to them and is still refusing to deal aggressively with the reality of the disaster. They're not even distributing iodine, other anti-radiation protocols or calling for mass evacuations. They're just letting their people be poisoned.
    • Bigfoot  •  Vernonia, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Only the human developments make the earthquake a disaster. If there is no development, even a magnitude-9 tremor is not a big deal. We will see more disasters as the developments spread.
    • chitos  •  5 mths ago
      No the damage has already been done!*.... Domo arigato!*
    • shakc  •  Las Vegas, United States  •  5 mths ago
      pay attention...the mother shakes us off
    • Gerard  •  Irvine, United States  •  5 mths ago
      cool,you are a pathetic piece of #$%$
    • Allison Karalus  •  Glen Ellyn, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Since energy usage has become the equivalent of harlotry, murder & adultery, energy users are being threatened with the lake of fire by Adam, Eve & the Lord Jesus Christ. GOD IS NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL MIGHT BELIEVE ON HIS NAME-JESUS. Repent & be baptized! Jesus said, “I am God there is none besides me." "I am the Way, the Truth & the Life. No man comes to the Father except by me." "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." "As many as received Him to them He gave the power to become the sons of God the Father even to those who believe on His name." Jesus' healing ministry began with adult baptism. Jesus says, “In this world you shall have trouble, but I have overcome the world.” Jesus says, “If we confess our sins He is faithful & just to forgive us our sins & to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
    • dapeanutgallery  •  5 mths ago
      Mother Nature, er that should be Father Nature is adjusting himself.
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