Monday, July 16, 2007

Earthquake

余震か新潟・長岡市と出雲崎町で震度6弱、震源は中越地方
中越沖地震
 16日午後3時37分ごろ、新潟県中越地方を震源とする地震があり、長岡市と出雲崎町で震度6弱を観測した。

 このほか、柏崎市で震度5強、上越市、小千谷市、刈羽村、新潟市、燕市、弥彦村で震度5弱を記録した。同日午前10時13分ごろに発生した地震の余震とみられる。

 気象庁によると、震源の深さは約10キロ、マグニチュードは5・6と推定される。


source: 読売新聞

Earthquake epicentre in chuuetsu hitting niigata prefecture and nagaoka city at 6 on the richter scale. 3.37 in the evening.According to weather experts, the epicentre was 10 kilometres deep, at 5.6 on the richter scale.

I felt a small shockwave in Gunma.. there has been a lot of damages in Niigata and Nagano.4 deaths have been confirmed, and lots of injuries..The Jyouetsu Shinkansen have gone out of rail and electricity was cut in a few places

Day 3 of abstinence

2 comments:

calvin said...

The one you felt was just baby nia la. Come my place la. Let you feel how it is like to go through moyang type mia! :P

lonehunter88 said...

haha.. i know,i know.. well, judging by your comments, the other guys over there seemed to have enjoyed it.. ^^;;