And the effect — of being forced by advancing technology to consider some horrendous natural disaster played out against the perma-crisis of the corona era — also felt cosily familiar. To live in ... ( read original story ...)
Melbourne earthquakes: 1.8 magnitude tremor near Emerald, third in Victoria in a week
“In Australia we have earthquakes, they are not as frequent as active regions like Papua New Guinea or Japan, but still we have earthquakes,” Mr Ghasemi said. “The reason is the plate that we are ... ( read original story ...)
The Great Wall of Japan
At a cost of $12bn, they are building a 15-metre-high anti-tsunami wall across 400 kilometres to divide the land from the ocean. But it is also dividing local communities. There are fears the wall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weather agency issues erroneous quake warning
The Meteorological Agency issued an early warning Thursday morning that an earthquake that was expected to hit Tokyo and other neighboring areas. A quake w ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weather agency issues false strong quake alert by error
The Japanese weather agency said it issued Thursday morning a false strong earthquake alert to wide areas of Japan due to errors in l ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolts Japan
TOKYO, Japan . A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Japan early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The epicenter of the quake was on the deserted Tori-shima Isla ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected gas leak in northern Japan kills 1, injures 17
A sudden explosion from a suspected gas leak blew out walls and windows in part of a northern Japanese town Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring 17 others. ( read original story ...)
Early earthquake alert system remains flawed but tolerated
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration. Inclusive Tokyo. Lets ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Brand New Bullet Train Is Earthquake-Proof
Japan began running a brand new bullet-train model earlier this month.New trains are always in development for Japan's high-speed Shinkansen system.The N700S has a first-of-its-kind battery power ... ( read original story ...)
Vancouver rocked by 5.4 magnitude earthquake just hours after Alaska is hit with huge 7.2 tremours
A MASSIVE 5.4 magnitude earthquake has rocked the west coast of Canada hours after Alaska was shaken by 7.8 mega-tremors. The major shaker erupted around 155 miles (250km) west of Vancouver Island ... ( read original story ...)
University students launch ‘easy Japanese’ videos to help foreigners amid pandemic
Japanese university students in the capital have released videos that introduce consultation windows and support systems in ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Insurance Market to See Huge Growth by 2026 | Allstate, State Farm, Liberty Mutual
The latest 94+ page survey report on Global Earthquake Insurance Market is released by HTF MI covering various players of the industry selected from global geographies like North America, Europe, ... ( read original story ...)
First-half exports log drop of 15.4%, Japan’s steepest in over a decade
The hefty year-on-year drop was led by plunging shipments of autos and auto parts as demand was dented by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Weird, Z-shaped faults could trigger a large earthquake on California’s San Andreas Fault
It's impossible to know when the San Andreas Fault will erupt with its next big earthquake — a temblor that could impact the nearly 13 million people who live in the Los Angeles metro area — but it ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday morning, officials said. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property, they said. The ... ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits Shikoku of Japan: USGS
NEW YORK, July 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted southeast of Shikoku, Japan at 20:03:09 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of ... ( read original story ...)