The Japanese earthquake

Turns out the recent Japan earthquake was TWO earthquakes.. BOTH 7.0+ .... 'official' actual magnitude upgraded to 7.4M now.

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"It’s Complicated”: Japan aftershock upgraded to M7.4 — Gov’t now says it was 2 quakes at same time

Source: Asahi Shimbun Digital

Summary Translation: Fukushima Diary

Date: Dec. 11, 2012

[...] Earthquake Research Committee of the government announced it was two continuous earthquakes which are separated. According to the analysis of meteorological agency and Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, the first earthquake was reverse fault type from the inside of the pacific plate, and 10~20 seconds later, the second one occurred, which was normal fault type. Japan meteorological agency comments it was really a complicated mechanism.