Friday, June 3, 2011

NEW 6.3 M Quake Hits Near Fukushima

*Breaking

Just when you think there can't be any worse news regarding the Fukushima nuclear disaster- you're reminded that things can always get worse.  Reports are coming in that a new 6.3 M quake has just hit Japan near Fukushima.  Couldn't have done much damage at this point, right?  Maybe just spilled some more of the open spent fuel pools?
From Xinhuanet:
TOKYO, June 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 09:05: 03 a.m. local time (00:05:03 GMT) on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 31.00 km, was initially determined to be at 37.2935 degrees north latitude and 143.9118 degrees east longitude.