Tag: earthquake

Did you know the U.S. National Earthquake Information Center logs the measurements of 20,000 earthquakes around the globe each year—approximately 55 a day? ( read original story ...)

A memorial ceremony has been held in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to mark the seventh anniversary of a series of deadly earthquakes. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Three pictures depicting an Indian elephant being led to safety through a chaotic scene following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake have been discovered at Japan's oldest amusement park. This undated photo believed to be that of Torizo Fukui ... ( read original story ...)

In 2011, Japan faced an unprecedented energy crisis after the Tohoku earthquake had devastated the country and badly damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The country’s entire nuclear fleet – 54 plants in total – was shut down for safety ... ( read original story ...)

The Kamchatka Peninsula, which extends into the Pacific Ocean, is one of the world's most concentrated areas of geothermal activity, with about 30 active volcanoes. Tuesday's volcanic eruption spewed ... ( read original story ...)

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (Reuters) -One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima reactor into the ocean has its supporters but is causing ripples in the Pacific.      Sometime in the next few months, ... ( read original story ...)

Twelve years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in March 2011, the current situation is likely to undermine the premise of decommissioning nuclear reactors, Japan's Asahi ... ( read original story ...)

In a prefectural first, a live demonstration of the delivery of medical supplies via a drone was recently staged at a university in this w･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Suzuki Kazuhiro, Japan’s top diplomat in Türkiye, in an exclusive conversation with Anadolu, reflected upon Tokyo’s solidarity and support to Turkish people in the wake of the deadly Feb. 06 twin ... ( read original story ...)

Major Japanese media outlets carried no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.2. Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the ... ( read original story ...)

An expert panel formed by the Japanese government has met to update the study on the after-effects of an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along Japan's Pacific Coast. There is a 70 to 80 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has pledged to help Turkey rebuild its quake-hit infrastructure in a meeting with his Turkish counterpart. Hayashi conveyed his condolences to the victims ... ( read original story ...)

Disaster-related deaths are in addition to the about 19,500 that were killed by the earthquake or tsunami." Although the dangers stemming from the accident have since been mitigated, new findings ... ( read original story ...)

A tsunami warning has been triggered and evacuation order issued to coastal dwellers on a remote Philippine island after a strong earthquake struck in the ocean off the archipelago. The United States ... ( read original story ...)

Quakes are a regular occurrence in the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and ... ( read original story ...)