A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world ... ( read original story ...)
Light tremor of magnitude 4.0 just reported 37 km northeast of Hirara, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Hirara, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa, Japan, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 374 km depth
Japan was shaken near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 only 13 minutes ago, NIED reported. The quake hit at a great depth of 374.3 km beneath the epicenter near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.9 earthquake 89 km southeast of Ise, Japan
Japan was shaken near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 only 13 minutes ago, NIED reported. The quake hit at a great depth of 374.3 km beneath the epicenter near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, ... ( read original story ...)
1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Mie Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Friday struck off Japan's Mie Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 10:39 p.m. local time, with its ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.8 quake hits 54 km south of Obihiro, Japan in the afternoon
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Obihiro, Obihiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Friday 15 January 2021 at 5:40 pm local time, at a ... ( read original story ...)
Disaster in Japan
Nineteen hours after the world's fifth strongest earthquake rippled across Japan, causing several aftershocks and a horrific tsunami, 500 people are known dead with nearly 600 more missing. Edwin ... ( read original story ...)
What Japan’s Disaster-Proofing Strategies Can Teach the World
The country’s infrastructure is already one of the world’s safest, and investment in risk management is ramping up. ( read original story ...)
Director to shoot film on Japanese peddlers slain by vigilantes in 1923
Famed documentary film director Tatsuya Mori’s next project is a photodrama, his first, based on the true story of Japanese peddlers brutally killed amid social turmoil following the 1923 Great Kanto ... ( read original story ...)
5.9-magnitude quake hits 83 km NW of Yoichi, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 83 km NW of Yoichi, Japan at 02:39:42 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 211.45 km, was initially determined ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Time to question Japan’s lessons 10 years after 3.11 quake and tsunami
This year marks 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in at least 22,000 deaths including indirect fatalities ass ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake 87 km southeast of Sendai, Japan
NIED reported a magnitude 4.4 quake in Japan near Sendai, Sendai Shi, Miyagi, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Sunday 10 January 2021 at 3:38 pm local time at a moderately ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 320 km depth
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Mizunami, Mizunami-shi, Gifu, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes near Mizunami, Mizunami-shi, Gifu, Japan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Mizunami, Mizunami-shi, Gifu, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake 30 km southeast of Nabari, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Nabari, Nabari-shi, Mie, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Okinawa, Okinawa Shi, Japan
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in Japan near Okinawa, Okinawa Shi, only 18 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Sunday 3 January 2021 at ... ( read original story ...)