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Monday, July 16, 2007

2nd Earthquake Rocks Japan; At Least Seven Dead, 800 Hurt

16 July 2007 - 10:30CDTUSGS Earthquake Report

Japan Shaken By Second Quake in a Day, Atomic Reactor Damaged

JAPAN: Two earthquakes struck Japan today, damaging a nuclear reactor, toppling houses and causing a fire. Seven people were killed and more than 800 were injured by the first quake, NHK television reported on its Web site. Niigata prefecture appears to be the worst hit region of Japan.

A second magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the Sea of Japan 457 kilometers (284 miles) northwest of Tokyo at 11:17 p.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site. The earlier quake, around 250 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, had triggered tsunami warnings and caused buildings to sway for several minutes around 10:15 a.m.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that a nuclear reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant in Niigata was damaged by the first quake. Two cracks opened in its reactor No. 6, causing radioactive water to leak into the ocean, the company said on its Web site. The leaked water had no effect on the environment, according to the power company.

Learn more about this emerging story from Bloomberg News: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=aeyBuZPjpSbM&refer=energy

Additional ERRI/EmergencyNet Reference:
1. "BUILDING COLLAPSE RESCUE,": http://www.emergency.com/bldgclps.htm
2. Major Earthquake Devastates Osaka, Kobe, January 16, 1995: http://www.emergency.com/jpnquake.htm
3. Magnitude 6.8 - SEA OF JAPAN, 2007 July 16 14:17:34 UTC: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007ewa8.php#details
Posted by C. L. Staten at 10:47.50
Edited on: Monday, July 16, 2007 11:13.30
Categories: Emergency Services, Political/Diplomatic/Economic