Videos during a recent earthquake in California show what people do – or don’t do – when they receive a ShakeAlert-powered alert. The footage suggests we have more work to do. ( read original story ...)
ShakeAlert earthquake warnings can give people time to protect themselves – but so far, few have actually done so
When researchers look at CCTV footage of how people really react during earthquakes – as opposed to what they report after the fact – it looks like alerts aren’t yet inspiring protective action. ( read original story ...)
Trickle of residents return to Fukushima’s last deserted town
Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant returned on Thursday to live there for the first time since the 2011 disaster. ( read original story ...)
Quake seismographs show picture of people’s movements in Japan during pandemic
There have been drastic changes to the way people in Japan move around in the long two years since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.0 quake hits near Mito, Mito-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in the evening on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022, at 9:34 pm local time near Mito, Mito-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami caused by Tonga volcano eruption stumps Japan weather experts
The phenomenon confused weather agency officials, as tide level changes were only a few dozen centimeters at some observation points and they changed too quickly for a tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Keeping Memories of the Earthquake Alive
January 17 marks the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The Magnitude 7.3 quake struck Hyogo Prefecture and surrounding areas in western Japan and left more than 6,400 people dead ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks Kobe earthquake anniversary
Japan on Monday commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake which killed 6,434 people in 1995. A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the western Japanese city of Kobe bringing disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks Kobe earthquake anniversary
Japan on Monday commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake which killed 6,434 people in 1995. A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the western Japanese city of Kobe bringing disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 27th anniv. of Kobe quake; memorial events shrinking due to COVID
Japan marked the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17 that claimed the lives of 6,434 people, as memorial events are sh ... ( read original story ...)
All 47 Japan prefs. sent officials to disaster areas: survey
All 47 prefectures and 20 major cities across Japan have sent their officials to support areas affected by natural disasters over fiv ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake
The port city of Kobe in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake striking the region and claiming the lives of 6,434 people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Marks 27th Anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
Japan marked the 27th anniversary Monday of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which devastated the western port city of Kobe and nearby areas, with people renewing their pledges to pass on lessons ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake memorial held on Awaji Island
People gathered on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, to remember the victims of the massive earthquake that devastated Kobe on January 17, 1995. ( read original story ...)
Tsunami cause no major damage in Japan after Tonga volcano eruption
Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami waves but no major damage in Japan after Tonga volcano eruption
Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly ... ( read original story ...)