The USGS is reporting that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Japan in the Izu Islands region at Sunday, January 01, 2012 at 05:27:54 UTC at the exact coordinates of 31.416°N, 138.155°E. This is the first significant earthquake in 2012.
The source location that this earthquake was recorded and detected at is the NOAA West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.
No Damage Reported
No major damage has been reported, and no tsunami warning has yet been issued.
Map of the Earthquake Location
Tsunami Warning
While no tsunami warning has been issued, you can visit the NOAA West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website for updates.
You can read the USGS report for this earthquake here.
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