The U.S. Geological Survey says the 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of Honshu, in Japan’s northeast region, at 10:32 a.m. ET. There have been hundreds of aftershocks in the region since the March 11 quake, but this is by the far the strongest (none of the others surpassed 7.0).
The denizens of Twitter are rapidly spreading the news via the microblogging site, most expressing shock that such an incident has occurred again.
However, oddly, “Damn Japan” has become a worldwide trending topic in the past few minutes. Still, despite the rather negative look of the topic, most tweets are along the lines of: “Damn another earthquake and tsunami warning in Japan? :(”
We’ll keep you updated as we hear more. In the meantime, here’s a roundup of our coverage of social media and technology as it relates to the events in Japan, and ways you can help:
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- Help Japan: Facebook Click Helps Dogs Rescue Trapped Quake Victims
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- How Facebook Users Reacted to the Japan Earthquake & Tsunami [ANIMATED GRAPHIC ]
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