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Old Nov 22, 2014, 6:45 pm
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Earthquake hits Hakuba, Nagano
Last night a relatively big earthquake hit Hakuba village in Nagano Prefeture and its vicininity. It destroyed some buildings. Hakuba is a popular ski resort. Pictures here.

http://www.asahi.com/articles/photo/...123000505.html

Earlier this year, Nagano saw an eruption of Mt. Ontake , which killed 57. Looks like volcanic and seismic activity level is higher than usual now. Be careful and safe travels.
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 1:50 pm
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The reports I saw said the earthquake was a 6.2.
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 2:50 pm
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Some travel updates:
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 4:09 pm
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Originally Posted by RichardInSF
The reports I saw said the earthquake was a 6.2.
6.7. More importantly a 6-, third highest of ten levels on the Japanese scale, at its most impactful point.



Fortunately no deaths reported as of yet.
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Old Dec 4, 2014, 1:41 pm
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We actually felt the quake. We were in Tokyo at the time, and about 10 o'clock in the evening our hotel started moving side to side. First time I've ever experienced a quake. I think in Tokyo it was somewhere around a 3.0.
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Old Dec 4, 2014, 1:55 pm
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We actually felt the quake. We were in Tokyo at the time, and about 10 o'clock in the evening our hotel started moving side to side. First time I've ever experienced a quake. I think in Tokyo it was somewhere around a 3.0.
You are confusing the Richter scale with Japanese seismic scale at a location away from the epi-center based on peak ground acceleration. You can see the latter from the map above where it was 3 in parts of Tokyo. And 3 is not a big deal, especially if you lived in Kanto in 2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_M...ntensity_scale
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