Tag: earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted the Volcano Islands, Japan region at 0355 GMT on Monday (March 2), the German Research Centre for Geosciences said, reported Xinhua. ( read original story ...)

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Throughout history, Japan and Turkey have both suffered massive earthquakes. Groups from the two nations recently met to share what they've learned from the disasters and how to reduce risk in the ... ( read original story ...)

The paper suggests that solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field, which, in turn, causes changes in the upper atmosphere. These purportedly filter down to the forces affecting Earth's crust. It ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers say a deadly earthquake in Japan and 2023’s most powerful solar flare occurring back-to-back can’t be a coincidence—but other experts say it probably was. ( read original story ...)

From earthquake warnings to bear attack alerts, Beijing is deploying a campaign of exaggeration and disinformation to punish Tokyo’s support for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami. ( read original story ...)

Why did the 2011 earthquake in Japan cause such a massive tsunami? This disaster, one of the deadliest in modern history, had surprised scientists by the way the fault ruptured much closer to ... ( read original story ...)

New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement during the 2011 earthquake. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese people have just given Sanae Takaichi a super-majority in the parliament. It signals a period of great change ahead for one of Australia’s key allies. ( read original story ...)

A new study claims that an 80-100-foot-wide layer of clay exacerbated the 2011 earthquake. ( read original story ...)

The earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people and led to the Fukushima nuclear shutdown was amplified by a soft layer of slippery clay, according to a new study. The layer is only around ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ... ( read original story ...)

People in Japan are marking 31 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The disaster devastated the city of Kobe and surrounding areas, claiming 6,434 lives. ( read original story ...)

Memorial events were held in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17 to remember and pray for the 6,434 people who perished in the Great Hanshin Earthquake 31 years ago. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: An earthquake with ⁠a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday (Jan 6), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, followed by a series of sizeable ... ( read original story ...)