Thursday, June 30, 2011

Not much new to report. Today I'll skip repeating the same dismal info I have been reporting for weeks (!) about the wildfires, flooding, ash cloud, nuclear meltdown and quake recovery, and start in again tomorrow with the regular situation reports. Rest up - we might still be tracking these same disasters in September!

**Do not rely on the good fortune that the enemy will not attack.
Rely on your own defensive capabilities.**
ancient Chinese saying


LARGEST QUAKES -
This morning -
5.2 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
5.5 TONGA REGION
5.2 TONGA REGION

Yesterday -
6/29/11 -
5.4 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
5.1 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
5.0 VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.6 OFFSHORE O'HIGGINS, CHILE

JAPAN - A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit central Japan, injuring several people and causing cracks in a 16th-century samurai castle listed as a national treasure. The quake hit at 8.16am local time today with the shallow focus located in Nagano prefecture, some 180km north-west of Tokyo. It was followed by smaller aftershocks. Television footage showed fallen concrete bricks and roof tiles in the area.

TROPICAL STORMS -
No current tropical storms.