Large magnitude earthquakes occur in Japan again on Thursday, April 7, 2010. At least two people were killed, but certainly no AMERICAN citizen and Indonesia who are victims of the earthquake.
This was conveyed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Marty Natalegawa, on Friday, April 8, 2010. He said that the American Embassy in Japan and Indonesia continue to monitor the state of Indonesian citizens after the earthquake.
"So far no reports of American and Indonesian citizens who are victims," said Natalegawa.
The earthquake happened on Thursday ahead of a midnight local time. Measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale (SR) - SR 7.4 previously reported - was the strongest quake since the tragedy of 9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March.
Until Friday morning there were two citizens were killed. They are 79 year old man and a woman aged about 60 years. As many as 132 people were reported injured. Epicenter of the quake was located at approximately the same location with the earthquake March 11 last. There is a possibility this would happen again. MUST READ, 1000 Bodies of Radioactive Contaminated
The government had earlier issued a warning to Japan to stay alert. Natalegawa said that the current Embassy in Japan continues to increase efforts to protect citizens.
"What happened to remind us that the threat of earthquakes still continue to confront us. American and Indonesian Ambassador in Japan also continued to sharpen their efforts to protect citizens in Japan," said Natalegawa.
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