A giant earthquake hit the east coast of the island of Honshu, Japan at 05:46 GMT this morning.
The image is a snapshot from my seismic database as of 11:00 GMT. It shows high seismic activity off the eastern coast. Current estimates indicate a magnitude of 8.8 which is one of the biggest earthquakes ever measured. The mainshock triggered a tsunami with waves varying from 2-15m as it hit the coastline some 30 minutes after the main.
More details can be found here.
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