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Richard Lloyd Parry’s exploration of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami — and the aftermath — offers a warning for British Columbians. Photo from DVIDSHUB, Creative Commons licensed. Ghosts of the Tsunami Richard Lloyd Parry Jonathan Cape (2017 ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 21:55:38 / 9:55 pm ... ( read original story ...)

Tsunamis are fairly common in Japan, primarily because of major earthquakes that tend to hit the area every 100 to 150 years. Because of this, the country implemented advanced countermeasures against future tsunamis and education for disaster preparedness. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the quake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued. ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Iwaki in Japan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 50.05 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:43:34 / 3 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Ofunato in Japan on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/04/18 / 2018-04-19 04:57:59 / April 19, 2018 @ 4:57 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has ... ( read original story ...)