Some 400,000 told to evacuate in Japan amid Typhoon Phanfone

Japanese authorities have ordered the evacuation of almost 400,000 people in the central part of the country, hit by powerful Typhoon Phanfone.

More than 620 flights have been canceled and traffic has been suspended on the Shinkansen high-speed railways linking the capital Tokyo and Nagoya, and also other lines.

Three US troops were washed on the northern coast in Okinawa Island on Sunday. One of them was later found dead, while two others are believed to have gone missing.
Typhoon Phanfone, which means ‘Animal’ in the Laotian language, has hit the main part of Japan’s territory in the area of Hamamatsu, in western Shizuoka Prefecture, and is now heading to the north with the wind speed of almost 40 m/s.

The waves in coastal areas reach the height of 11 meters. The typhoon has brought powerful rains to central Japan, including Tokyo, and authorities warn of possible landslides and floods.itar-tass.com
6/10/14
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• At least one dead, three missing as Typhoon Phanfone lashes Japan....

• Le puissant typhon Phanfone a touché le centre du Japon...

Earthquake - Magnitude 6.8 - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2014 July 11, -local time: 04:22 -NO TSUNAMI THREAT

An earthquake with magnitude 6.8 occurred near Iwaki, Honshu, Japan....

Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake struck early Saturday 10 kilometres below the sea surface off the coast of Fukushima, northeast of Tokyo.
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Magnitude    Mw 6.8

Region    OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Date time    2014-07-11 19:22:00.9 UTC

Location    37.13 N ; 142.40 E

Depth    10 km

Distances .......

•   185 km SE of Sendai-shi, Japan / pop: 1,037,562 / local time: 04:22:00.9 2014-07-12

• 130 km E of Namie, Japan / pop: 21,866 / local time: 04:22:00.9 2014-07-12

Earthquake - Magnitude 6.8 - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2014 July 11, 19:22:00 UTC
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M6.8 - 129km ESE of Namie, Japan

Event Time

1. 2014-07-11 19:22:00 UTC
2. 2014-07-12 04:22:00 UTC+09:00 at epicenter
3. 2014-07-11 22:22:00 UTC+03:00 system time

Location

37.069°N 142.364°E depth=13.3km (8.2mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 129km (80mi) ESE of Namie, Japan
2. 131km (81mi) E of Iwaki, Japan
3. 147km (91mi) ENE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
4. 151km (94mi) ENE of Takahagi, Japan
5. 284km (176mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan

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Tsunami Warnings

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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER   1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
931 AM HST FRI JUL 11 2014

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0921 AM HST 11 JUL 2014
   COORDINATES - 37.0 NORTH  142.6 EAST
   LOCATION    - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU  JAPAN
   MAGNITUDE   - 6.8  MOMENT

EVALUATION

 BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
 NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
 DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
 TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1930Z 11 JUL 2014

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.  ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.

 ORIGIN TIME -  1921Z 11 JUL 2014
 COORDINATES -  37.0 NORTH  142.6 EAST
 DEPTH       -   10 KM
 LOCATION    -  OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU  JAPAN
 MAGNITUDE   -  6.8

EVALUATION

 NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
 HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

 HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
 TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
 A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
 IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
 POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION.  IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.