Tag: earthquake

The temblor occurred at around 4.47 a.m., with its epicentre at a latitude of 35.5 degrees north and a longitude of 141.2 degrees east, and at a depth of 30 km, Xinhua reported citing the JMA. The ... ( read original story ...)

The quake logged 5 minus in some parts of Chiba Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck early on Thursday (Jun 25) off the eastern coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey said, but no ... ( read original story ...)

Many people can recall shocking news images of Japan sustaining earthquake damage. Between 1996 and September of 2018, there were 155 earthquakes in Japan that resulted in human injuries. In 20 of ... ( read original story ...)

The 7.5-magnitude quake, centered on the Pacific Coast in the state of Oaxaca, damaged some structures and caused buildings to sway in Mexico City. ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake centered near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least four people, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent thousands fleeing into the streets. Mexico President ... ( read original story ...)

Powerful offshore earthquakes can trigger devastating tsunamis like the ones that hit Fukushima, Japan in 2011, and Aceh province in 2004, but it is difficult to predict which quakes will cause such ... ( read original story ...)

Megafloats have seen use before, including in 2011 after the Great East Japan Earthquake, when they were successfully used to temporarily store low concentrations of polluted water generated by ... ( read original story ...)

The nation’s usual approach leaves little room for social-distancing, with each person allotted space for one straw tatami mat — about 1.6 square meters. ( read original story ...)

Japan natural disaster evacuation plans need an overhaul as the country heads into its rainy season, experts warned, saying crowded conditions could spark coronavirus clusters that grow into another ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several nuclear reactors in the area. It is the largest earthquake ever to hit Japan. Number of people killed and mi ... ( read original story ...)

The staff of the Mangamo app confirmed with ANN on Monday that the app will launch a manga based on the Japan Sinks: 2020 anime globally in English in early July. New chapters will debut weekly in ... ( read original story ...)

The Dehradun-based autonomous research institute under the Union science and technology ministry clarified that the vulnerability of a region can be understood from past seismicity, calculation of ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 44 km northeast of Yonakuni, Japan at 16:42:16 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 24.14 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)

Netflix has an anime movie headed your way. Titled Japan Sinks: 2020, Devilman Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa is adapting the classic Japanese disaster novel. The story follows a family trying to ... ( read original story ...)

EARTHQUAKES have been reported across the world on Wednesday, June 17, with a 3.4 magnitude quake reported in San Jose, California by the US Geological Survey (USGS). ( read original story ...)