M6 quake hits eastern Japan; Fukushima nuclear plant stable
[link to www.japantoday.com]

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The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.0 magnitude quake, with an epicenter 10 kilometers deep, was centered 166 kilometers east-northeast of Tokyo, where correspondents said buildings swayed.

Japan’s meteorological agency also located the quake off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, south of the stricken plant.

Japan, located at the junction of four tectonic plates, experiences 20% of the strongest quakes recorded on Earth each year.

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Wonder how many people truly realize the gravity of the situation. As bad as it is, it could get much, much worse.

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