Tag: earthquake

The fireball looked like an unusual bright shooting star although local media said it was believed to be a bolide, a very bright meteor that explodes in the Earth’s atmosphere. "We believe the last ... ( read original story ...)

Local utilities are looking for new ways to make Southern California earthquake safe. LA DWP is replacing thousands of miles of aging water pipes! with quake resilient pipes to help keep the water ... ( read original story ...)

A fireball spotted falling from the night sky over parts of western and central Japan has lit up social media, with users sharing images of the unusually bright shooting star. ( read original story ...)

A series of One Piece statues are helping the Kumamoto Prefecture recover after the 2016 earthquakes. Earlier this week, a giant statue of "Iron Man" Franky was unveiled outside of Takamori Station in ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese local governments' dependence on "nuclear plant money" distributed by the national government was starkly highlighted recently when ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

On March 9, 2011, 70 miles offshore, the Pacific Plate tried to slip under the Okhotsk Plate, 20 miles under the ocean floor. A magnitude 7. ( read original story ...)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.0 quake in Japan near Miyako only 15 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday 27 November 2020 at 5.54 am ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's north east coast was devastated by the worst earthquake and tsunami in the country's history - and people believe as well as the devastation the tragedy left behind some unwelcome guests ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on Sunday struck off Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 7:06 p.m. local time, with ... ( read original story ...)

On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Whatever happened to…?', journalist Erica Vella revisits the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear crisis that followed. ( read original story ...)

Whatever happened to… the Great East Japan earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Whatever happened to…?', journalist Erica Vella revisits the 2011 ... ( read original story ...)

In an award ceremony held online, Yu, who is of Korean descent and was raised in Yokohama, said she wants to share the prize with the people of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, a city stricken by the ... ( read original story ...)

Giant straw artwork of dinosaurs and other animals have gone on display in Wakabayashi Ward of the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 89 km off Naze, Japan, at 15:08:13 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be ... ( read original story ...)

Chile, which has suffered huge losses in earthquakes in the past, now consistently succeeds in saving lives. DW spoke to an official who had a big role in this achievement to find out what Chile is ... ( read original story ...)

PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH MEETING WITH JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER YOSHIHIDE SUGA, SOUNDBITES FROM SUGA AND BACH, BACH SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER MEETING RESENDING VIDEO WITH EXTRA SOUNDBITE - PLEASE SEE ... ( read original story ...)