Friday 6 December, 2019
No reports of injuries although the location of quake, off the coast of Sendai and Miyaki prefecture, raised ghost of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The new seismometer at the Cliffs of Moher is also sensitive enough to have recorded this morning’s 6.9-mag quake in Japan.
The quake struck shortly before 9:10am Irish time, around 150 miles off the country’s north-eastern coast.
Sunday marks the six-month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands. The repairs are ongoing.
“I think this is going to be a healing process” – first pitch this morning signals return to normal life, officials hope.
Irish citizens in Bahrain, or intending to travel there, are asked to register online with the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Some hospitals have been left without food, power or running water.
A timeline of how today’s terrifying events have unfolded, beginning with the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck at 5.46am Irish time.
In video: how tourists and the residents of Japan experienced today’s earthquake.
POLICE IN MIYAGI, Japan, have discovered 200-300 bodies in a coastal area at the stricken Sendai city, the Kyodo News Agency is reporting. More to come.
Map shows the extent of earthquake activity – the bigger the square, the bigger the quake.
SELF-DRIVING CARS could be coming to Irish roads.
The government is set to consider a proposal today to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads.
RTÉ News reports that the legislation will aim to change the law so that self-driving cars can legally be tested in Ireland on public roads.
There have been concerns about any potential use of self-driving cars. While it could be years before self-driving cars are a common sight in the country, legal experts have been discussing issues around criminal liability in relation to autonomous vehicles.
But what do you think? Should self-driving cars be legally allowed on Irish roads?
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