Tag: earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter Scale struck Izu Islands, Japan on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands stretching ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, March 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 118 km NE of Miyako, Japan at 07:37:01 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 35 ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquake Lights are often described as luminous spheres, flashes, or streaks of light that appear in the sky, on the ground, or even underwater. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government said Wednesday it will lift evacuation orders for parts of two towns near the crippled Fukushima nuclear powe ... ( read original story ...)

It started as a workshop on self-sufficient energy systems using batteries and solar panels in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at Fukushima's Daiichi ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Tuesday. ROME (Reuters) - Italy is wasting more and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ... ( read original story ...)

The second running of the $10 million Dubai World Cup on the Tapeta racetrack at majestic Meydan was always going to be a highly emotional race for Japan g.. ( read original story ...)

Images of the 2011 tsunami did not look as I had expected, and pointed to the sublime, when experience exceeds our frameworks of understanding. My exhibit ‘Salients’ treats this theme. ( read original story ...)

In a historic first, Japan has deployed aid to Turkey as part of a NATO-coordinated air-bridge, according to a statement from NATO's spokeswoman Oana ... ( read original story ...)

QUITO, Ecuador – At least 13 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, causing structural damage to multiple homes, schools ... ( read original story ...)

While earthquakes are common in Japan, with around 1,500 every year, experts have been predicting that Japan is due for a mega earthquake. Authorities say there’s a 70 per cent chance greater Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

USU was awarded $2.5 million to launch the Utah Earthquake Engineering Center in hopes of better preparing the state to respond to a major earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Today is the 12th anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan. With widespread wet weather expected for most of the state, Utahns are gearing up for ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's foreign ministry on Thursday countered Japan's territorial claims over disputed waters in the East China Sea, calling the move a... BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan has played up ... ( read original story ...)

A fire-spinning ritual to pray for bountiful harvests took place at a Shinto shrine in the southwest Japan city of Aso on March 15.Aso Shrine's "Hifuri-shinji," or fire-spinning festival, is one of ... ( read original story ...)