Nearly 500 tremors hit Tokara Islands in Japan. This follows a manga prediction of a major earthquake on July 5, 2025. People fear the prediction might be true. The Japan Meteorological Agency reports ... ( read original story ...)
World-first: Slow-motion earthquake that travels miles in weeks captured, stuns scientists
Borehole sensors were placed to detect slow-motion seismic event “It’s like a ripple moving across the plate interface,” said Josh Edgington, who conducted the work as a doc ... ( read original story ...)
Panel: 16-18% chance of M7+ Japan Sea quake off Kinki, Hokuriku within 30 years
A Japanese government panel says the chance of a magnitude 7 earthquake or stronger striking in the Sea of Japan off from the Kinki to the Hokuriku regions within the next 30 years is 16 to 18 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Baba Vanga’s July 5 Prediction Sparks Panic After 500+ Earthquakes Rock Japan
500 earthquakes have shook the Tokara Islands after a popular manga with an eerie history of prophecies predicted a devastating super earthquake would strike Japan on July 5, 2025. This is one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Over 470 earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain with active volcanoes
As many as 474 such earthquakes had been observed around the Tokara island chain, south of Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. ( read original story ...)
Manga mayhem: Japan’s July catastrophe fear sparks tourism slump amid quakes and volcano
Japan is gripped by panic as a viral manga prophecy warning of a July 2025 disaster coincides with real earthquakes and a volcanic eruption. The growing fear has triggered a tourism slump and rising ... ( read original story ...)
Quake swarm and volcano eruption in Japan reignite fears linked to viral manga prediction
Airlines are cancelling flights to Japan due to reduced demand attributed to anxiety over the disaster prediction. ( read original story ...)
More than 300 earthquakes shake sea off Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture islands
The sea off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima prefecture was hit with 336 earthquakes measuring at least a 1 on the Japanese seismic scale from Saturday local time to 5pm Tuesday, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Over 200 earthquakes have shaken Tokara islands since Saturday
As of 2 p.m. on Monday, more than 200 earthquakes registering shindo 1 or higher on the Japanese seismic intensity scale had been observed. ( read original story ...)
Warning ! Twin Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.1 And 4.3 Jolt Japan Within An Hour
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan early Sunday, with its epicentre located 88 km from Nemuro at a depth of 10 km, according to the GFZ and USGS. No public damage reports ... ( read original story ...)
Over 180 quakes logged near Tokara island chain in southwestern Japan
The weather agency said Monday it has observed over 180 earthquakes near the Tokara island chain in southwestern Japan ove ... ( read original story ...)
Warning ! Twin Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.1 And 4.3 Jolts In Japan Within An Hour
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan early Sunday, with its epicentre located 88 km from Nemuro at a depth of 10 km, according to the GFZ and USGS. No public damage reports ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hokkaido Region Hit By 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off coast of Hokkaido
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off Hokkaido, Japan, on Sunday. No tsunami alert or damage reported. It follows a 6.1 quake off Nemuro Peninsula three days earlier. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Hokkaido, Japan, GFZ Says
(Reuters) -A Magnitude 6 earthquake struck off coast of Hokkaido, Japan on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. ( read original story ...)
Popular manga’s ‘catastrophe warning’ for Japan triggers mass travel cancellations and tourism slump
Popular manga’s ‘catastrophe warning’ for Japan triggers mass travel cancellations and tourism slump - Japan bookings have dropped 50 per cent after a manga artist ‘predicted’ a natural disaster, says ... ( read original story ...)