A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Sendai, Sendai Shi, Miyagi, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilienc ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese maglev megaproject stalled by local authorities
The $64 billion Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation rail project has run into environmental obstacles along its planned route. ( read original story ...)
Moderate yet deep 5.2 quake hits near Tateyama, Tateyama-shi, Chiba, Japan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Tateyama, Tateyama-shi, Chiba, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the k ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.7 quake hits 97 km southeast of Okinawa, Japan early evening
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 19 minutes ago 97 km southeast of Okinawa, Japan, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. The quake hit at a shallo ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 84 km east of Yilan, Japan in the morning
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred in the morning on Saturday 5 June 2021 at 9:01 am local time near Yilan, Taiwan, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. Accord ... ( read original story ...)
ShakeAlert Promises Earthquake Early Warning Of About 10 Seconds
Earthquakes are highly destructive when they strike, and unlike many other natural disasters, they often hit with minimal warning. Unlike hurricanes and floods, and even volcanoes to an extent, ... ( read original story ...)
Over a million vaccines from Japan arrive in Taiwan as island continues Covid-19 battle
Taipei thanked Japan for the shipment of 1.24m doses of AstraZeneca’s product while the US has also promised to send supplies. ( read original story ...)
A New Approach to Calculate Earthquake Slip Distributions
A transdimensional, probabilistic approach is more flexible than traditional least squares fits and provides better handling of sharply varying slip distributions. ( read original story ...)
Japan Donates More Than 1 Million AstraZeneca Jabs to Taiwan
Japan delivered to Taiwan 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca PLC's coronavirus vaccine on Friday for free, in a gesture that will more than double the number of shots the island has received to date. ( read original story ...)
Embattled Japan donates more than a million Covid-19 shots to Taiwan, doubling Taipei’s vaccine stocks
The Japanese government has gifted 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to Taiwan in an effort to alleviate the island’s supply challenges and slow down a domestic spike in virus cases ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s COVID vaccine arsenal more than doubled by donation from Japan
Japan will deliver to Taiwan on Friday 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s coronavirus vaccine for free, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said, in a gesture that will more that double the amount ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide 1.24 mil. doses of vaccine to Taiwan
Japan will provide 1.24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan in an effort to help the self-ruled island alleviate its struggle ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.1 just reported 28 km northeast of Nanao, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred only 10 minutes ago 28 km northeast of Nanao, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) r ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 reported 80 km east of Yilan, Japan
Just 40 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Yilan, Taiwan. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 10:23 am local time, at a shallow dep ... ( read original story ...)
Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southeast of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, on 2 Jun 8:05 am (GMT +9)
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
World’s longest earthquake lasted 32 YEARS and may have killed thousands, research shows
THE LONGEST recorded earthquake in the history of the world lasted for 32 years and may have killed thousands, according to new research. The earthquake happened just off the coast of the ... ( read original story ...)