Tag: earthquake

An underground mountain-sized chunk of rock may be affecting paths of large earthquakes in southern Japan. The dense igneous rock, known as the Kumano pluton, is lurking about 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota is having to shut some production lines at 14 Japanese plants today, due to a possible cyber attack affecting a main supplier. Auto123 has more. ( read original story ...)

Japanese prefectures are moving to establish schemes to respond to natural disasters using disaster case management, a system that drew attention in the wake of a major earthquake and tsunami in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's weather agency on Wednesday raised its alert level for Mt. Ontake in the central part of the country, warning against ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan imposed an import ban in late March 2011 for food safety reasons in the wake of a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power ... ( read original story ...)

Stable quality and reliable performance are keys to Pylontech's continued success. The Japanese government announced in October 2020 that Japan planned to become carbon neutral by 2050. To achieve ... ( read original story ...)

alongside triggering a tsunami with damage felt as far as Japan, Hawaii, and the Philippines. There are roughly 15 earthquakes of a similar size to that felt in Walsall on a yearly basis and, ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 136 km northwest of Naha, Japan at 20:52:32 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 14 ... ( read original story ...)

(photo credit: KYODO/VIA REUTERS) A collapsed gate to the residential house caused by an earthquake is seen in Oita, southern Japan, January 22, 2022 An Israeli-made AI technology for analyzing 3D ... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, struck off the northeast prefecture of Miyagi on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A moderate earthquake struck off the northeast prefecture of Miyagi on Feb. 18, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The magnitude 5.2 quake, which hit at 11:55 a.m. at a depth of 50 ... ( read original story ...)

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a magnitude-5.2 earthquake hit Japan's Miyagi Prefecture offshore with a depth of 50 kilometers on Friday. ( read original story ...)

An estimated 181 people are killed. March 11, 2011 – A 9.1-magnitude earthquake strikes near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, causing a massive tsunami. The quake’s epicenter was 231 miles ... ( read original story ...)

Within the next 30 years, a highly destructive Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake is predicted to hit southwest Japan. Understanding long-term slow slip events (L-SSE (*1)) that occur along the plate ... ( read original story ...)

How safe is this water? A massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the Fukushima plant's cooling systems. Three reactors melted down, and more than a million tons of water was used to cool the ... ( read original story ...)

The task force is due to stay in Japan through Friday and on Tuesday is slated to conduct safety reviews at the plant that had its key cooling functions knocked out by a massive earthquake-triggered ... ( read original story ...)