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THE JAPAN March 11, 2011 earthquake had resulted in a 19-country tsunami alert soon after and triggered a hydrogen explosion at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station #3 on March 14, 2011.
As of today, the Nikkei Index plunged a second time and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, just minutes ago (1022am PHI), said
in a national address Tuesday that there was a high risk of a further radioactive leak from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, where a blast occurred earlier at one reactor and another had caught fire. Kan said that everyone within 20 kilometers of the plant should remain calm and evacuate, while those within 30 kilometers should stay indoors. He said efforts to control the situation were ongoing. (via MarketWatch.com)
From the Japanese Red Cross Society:
An earthquake hit Japan at 14:46 11 Mar 2011(local time), epicenter has latitude 38.0N and Longitude 142.9E (373km NE of Tokyo, about 130 km off the eastern coast of Japan) with 13.5 km Depth and 8.8 Magnitude with several aftershocks with over 6.4 Magnitude following.
Moreover, 6.6M earthquakes have been repeated every 30-60 mins. at inland of Honsyu Isle, however the damage reported is relatively small...
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From Boston.com's The Big Picture: Japan - Devastation | March 14, 2011
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