Another Earthquake!

Well, we had another earthquake in the middle of the night! I have to say this one made me a bit nervous as my entire house shook and things were falling off the walls and out of cabinets. Hunter & I were the only ones up burning the midnight hour. Joshua, Hailey & Rylan slept thru it all and Mark was at work! Out of all the cities that reported feeling the effects, Misawa felt it the most and it is was listed as a Type VI earthquake. (see chart below) The base had no major structural damage. Not sure of damage that may have occurred off base.

The following report listed below was released by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:

An earthquake occurred about 25 km (15 miles) east-northeast of Morioka at 9:26
AM MDT, Jul 23, 2008 (Jul 24 at 12:26 AM local time in Japan). The magnitude
and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results
are available. The Felt Reports indicate Dozens of people injured, landslides
occurred, roads closed, train service and power disrupted in northern Honshu.
Felt widely in southern Hokkaido and in Honshu as far south as the Tokyo
area.

The information and maps I have below will give you a better idea of the intensity and where we are located. And yes for the record, this one has reminded me to get our 72-hour emergency kits ready!


Selected City Exposure:

Measure of Intensity City Population
VI Misawa 42k
V Ofunato 35k
V Miyako 51k
V Morioka 295k
V Shizukuishi 19k
V Rifu 35k
V Ichinohe 15k
V Akita 320k
V Aomori 298k
IV Sendai 1,037k
III Niigata 505k

Earthquake Details
Magnitude
6.8
Date-Time
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:26:20 UTC
Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 12:26:20 AM at epicenter
Location
39.807°N, 141.467°E
Depth
111 km (69.0 miles) set by location program
Region
EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
30 km (20 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan75 km (50 miles) S of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan120 km (75 miles) E of Akita, Honshu, Japan485 km (300 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan