Earthquake in Japan Triggers Tsunami Warning

The recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Japan has triggered a tsunami warning. The strong earthquake hit Japan’s northeastern coast on Sunday.

Japan earthquake details provided by USGS:

Magnitude: 7.0
Date-Time:

Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 00:57:12 UTC
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 10:57:12 AM at epicenter
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Location: 38.040°N, 143.287°E
Depth: 18 km (11.2 miles)
Region: OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:

212 km (131 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
239 km (148 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
250 km (155 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
409 km (254 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan