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Earthquake preparedness has drawn renewed attention in Indonesia in the wake of Japan’s megaquake alert earlier this month. ( read original story ...)

Korean-language text overlaid to it read: "2024.8.8 Japan earthquake. Precursor to the great Nankai earthquake." The post was shared days after the powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Miyazaki ... ( read original story ...)

According to Japanese legends, seeing a "doomsday fish" is a sign of impending earthquakes and tsunamis. The doomsday fish is really just an oarfish. It is the longest bony fish in the world, growing ... ( read original story ...)

Social media users have shared a photo collage of damaged buildings and roads from previous earthquakes in Japan, falsely claiming the images show the impact of a 7.1-magnitude tremor that struck off ... ( read original story ...)

Japan issued a significant warning about the possibility of a mega quake. This alert, although later rescinded, highlighted a real and pressing concern about the potential for a massive earthquake. ( read original story ...)

An old video of people crouching under the tables in a bowling alley has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely linked it to the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that shook southern Japan in August ... ( read original story ...)

Months-old clips of cars and houses violently shaking during an earthquake have been misleadingly shared in social media posts alongside news of a 7.1-magnitude tremor off southern Japan in August ... ( read original story ...)

Last week, Japan sent out its first-ever megaquake warning following an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale that occurred on the southern island of Kyushu. It wasn't the main concern, even though the shaking didn't produce much ramifications ... ( read original story ...)

A weeklong advisory for increased preparedness for a megaquake along the Nankai Trough off the coast of western to central Japan has been lifted. The ･･･ ( read original story ...)

Clips showing a huge tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 have been viewed tens of thousands of times with a false claim they were filmed after an earthquake rocked the East Asian country in August 2024. Japanese authorities said only minor waves were recorded following the quake on August 8 and no major damage was ...

Two earthquakes rocked Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding areas early on Aug. 19, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay alert for strong tremors over the next week. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country's weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 0:50 a.m. local time, measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). ( read ...

Japan’s recent “megaquake” warning has reignited a critical debate among U.S. seismologists about when to alert the public if the West Coast faces an elevated earthquake risk. The concern centers on the Cascadia subduction zone, a fault capable of producing a devastating magnitude-9.0 earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Russia's Shiveluch volcano has erupted following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of the country, according to state-run media outlet TASS. "According to visual evaluations, ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued the first-ever alert that the 7.1 could be the foreshock of a much larger tremor. That alert expired on Aug. 15 and the “megaquake” has yet to come. ( read original story ...)

COPALIS BEACH, WASH. — When Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake” warning last week, Harold Tobin, Washington state’s seismologist, was watching carefully. The advisory came after a 7.1-magnitude ... ( read original story ...)