#JapanEarthquake: The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of the town of Urakawa, the agency said

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/magnitude-6-2-earthquake-hits-japans-hokkaido-prefecture-101686478260786.html #press

Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit off the eastern part of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. #JapanEarthquake hit off the Nemuro peninsula at a depth of 61 kms - As per National Research Institute for Earth Science & Disaster Resilience.

My prayers for #Japan!

#Japan scrambles to keep nuclear plants going as long as possible

"It is set to effectively extend operational periods by excluding periods when plants were shut down for safety inspections by the nation's nuclear watchdog. This has sometimes taken years.

"Experts point out that reactors and relevant equipment still cannot avoid time-related degradation even when they are offline."

#RethinkNotRestart #NoNukes #JapanEarthquake #Fukushima

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14762992

Rats. I'm not finding any #JapanEarthquake bots here yet. Maybe I'll nudge the ones left on the birdsite and see if they'll migrate here!