Its a big one.

Wrong side of the country to do us any good..

It'
s coming

Touching magma

Precursor?

M 7.4 - 62 mi ENE of Miyako, Japan
Time:2026-04-20 00:53:00 (UTC-07:00)
Location: 39.953°N 143.046°E
Depth: 21.8 mi

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on April 20, 2026, at 16:53 JST (07:53 UTC), triggering a tsunami warning and prompting widespread evacuations. The epicenter was located off Iwate Prefecture near the Sanriku Coast, an area historically vulnerable to major seismic events.

Tsunami warnings and advisories were issued for coastal areas of Iwate, Aomori, and Hokkaido prefectures, with initial forecasts predicting waves up to 3 meters (9.8 feet).
Actual tsunami waves reached 80 cm (2.6 feet) in Kuji Port, Iwate, with smaller waves observed in Miyako, Sendai, and parts of Hokkaido. The warnings were later downgraded to advisories as the immediate threat diminished.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initially reported the quake as magnitude 7.5, later revising it to 7.7, while the USGS recorded it as 7.4.

No major casualties or damage have been reported so far, though 171,957 people were under evacuation orders and 200 power outages occurred.

Authorities issued a rare "subsequent earthquake advisory", warning of a slightly increased risk of a larger "mega-quake" in the coming days, particularly along the northern Japanese coast.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged immediate evacuations, and emergency measures were activated, including suspensions of Shinkansen and local rail services.

Nuclear facilities, including Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima Daini, and Onagawa, reported no abnormalities, with workers evacuated as a precaution.

More to come.

Massive coronal hole facing earth!

Solar wind speed: 487.6 km/sec
density: 2.55 protons/cm3
Updated: Today at 0843 UT

Wind speed isn't that high & it has a pretty low proton density atm. Hardly any skip on CB except for Mexico now & then. Maybe later or tomorrow?

Earthquake Nevada...5.4(I believe)

There has been a lot of discussion about the 7.7 earthquake in Japan as being a prequel. Apparently, the seismic monitors are extremely quiet--little to no aftershocks. This happened also in the Sakhalin eartquake and the Fukushima earthquake where a sevenish earthquake happened just before a much larger and destructive earthquake.

My bet is that something will happen. Somewhere. Sometime.

Jefiner: The chances of a super hot summer are growing for everyone west of Mississippi.

Do search on super el nino.

quote:

Originally posted by MAXIMUS PANDAMONIUS:
Jefiner: The chances of a super hot summer are growing for everyone west of Mississippi.

Do search on super el nino.

I've been watching it. We had a warm winter and spring here--hey, we were in the pool on March 15th, earliest ever! But now we are definitely in a cooler stretch. This El Nino looks to be a Fat Bastard, and I think nobody really knows how it will exactly play out.

quote:

Originally posted by Jefiner:

quote:

Originally posted by MAXIMUS PANDAMONIUS:
Jefiner: The chances of a super hot summer are growing for everyone west of Mississippi.

Do search on super el nino.

I've been watching it. We had a warm winter and spring here--hey, we were in the pool on March 15th, earliest ever! But now we are definitely in a cooler stretch. This El Nino looks to be a Fat Bastard, and I think nobody really knows how it will exactly play out.

Its supposed to kick in this summer.