Ed ~ There is however no evidence of any radioactive leakage, but officials have confirmed that the nuclear plant cooling procedure has not gone according to plan.
Another day, another earthquake. Except the Magnitude 8.9 tremor off the coast of Honshu, Japan, will be a standout event for 2011 - if not in terms of the eventual death toll it brings, then certainly in scale. There are usually only one or two quakes of this size every year. And even for a country such as Japan, which is very familiar with seismic hazards, this is extraordinary. Read more
A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 08:12:04 (UTC) on Friday, March 11, 2011, off the East coast of Honshu, 78 km SE from Iwaki, Honshu, at a depth of 19.8 km.
A massive earthquake has hit the northeast of Japan triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage. Japan's TV showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away the Fukushima prefecture, after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake. See more