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RE: Japan Quake

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Weston Observatory monitors Japan quake activity

At the Boston College's Weston Observatory, they monitor seismic data from around the globe, and recorded the strong tremors across the world as the devastating earthquake struck Japan.
They've been closely monitoring the situation, and claim the 8.9-magnitude quake was the world's 5th strongest in the last 100 years or so.
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University of Leicester geologists trace readings from Japan earthquake

University of Leicester geologists have recorded the impact of the earthquake, off the coast of Japan, using sophisticated equipment in the Department of Geology.
The Magnitude 8.9 Earthquake East of Honshu on 11/3/11 was recorded on a SEIS-UK seismometer.
It shows three traces that measure movement of the Earth's surface in the vertical, north-south and east-west direction. SEIS-UK is part of the Natural Environment Research Council's Geophysical Equipment Facility.
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Japan Earthquake: Tsunami wave sweeps Sendai airport

Sendai, a city of one million, was closest to the epicentre of the earthquake. CCTV footage captured the moment a tsunami wave swept across Sendai airport.
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A whirlpool caused by currents from a tsunami near the port of Oarai after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its north-eastern coast today

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The first wave of the tsunami passed through Midway Island - a small atoll at the north-western end of the Hawaiian archipelago - at about 1125 GMT, bringing a wave of more than 8ft, the local Star Advertiser newspaper reported.

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Japan Quake: 1 reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant cannot be cooled down: Edano (22:06 Local time)

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The following list gives estimated times of arrival for locations along the North American Pacific coast from a tsunami generated at the given source location. The list is ordered by arrival time starting with the earliest.

Source:
Lat:     38.3N
Lng:     142.4E
Mag:    8.9
O-time: 0546UTC
Date:   MAR 11

King Cove, Alaska                               0255 AKST MAR 11  1155 UTC MAR 11
Sand Point, Alaska                              0257 AKST MAR 11  1157 UTC MAR 11
Perryville, Alaska                              0319 AKST MAR 11  1219 UTC MAR 11
DART 46410                                      0319 AKST MAR 11  1219 UTC MAR 11
Cold Bay, Alaska                                0329 AKST MAR 11  1229 UTC MAR 11
Chignik Bay, Alaska                             0350 AKST MAR 11  1250 UTC MAR 11
Cape Suckling, Alaska (75 miles SE of Cordova)  0351 AKST MAR 11  1251 UTC MAR 11
Kodiak, Alaska                                  0351 AKST MAR 11  1251 UTC MAR 11
Old Harbor, Alaska                              0353 AKST MAR 11  1253 UTC MAR 11
Hinchinbrook Entrance, Alaska (90 miles E of Se 0401 AKST MAR 11  1301 UTC MAR 11
Seward, Alaska                                  0416 AKST MAR 11  1316 UTC MAR 11
Alitak, Alaska                                  0417 AKST MAR 11  1317 UTC MAR 11
Elfin Cove, Alaska                              0418 AKST MAR 11  1318 UTC MAR 11