Tag: earthquake

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan late Tuesday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning along the coast which was lifted about 2 ½ hours later. Thousands of ... ( read original story ...)

A tsunami warning has been issued after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the coast of Japan. There were no reports of serious casualties, but the country’s Meteorological Agency issued a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan officials lifted a tsunami warning for the country's northwest coast, following a strong earthquake in the area. Only a small wave ended up reaching the shore. Tokyo's meteorological agency ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast around Niigata prefecture triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 6.8 and was located off the western coast of Yamagata. ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Japan's meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 10:22 p.m. Tuesday (9:22 a.m. ET) off the coast of Yamagata Prefecture in the north of ... ( read original story ...)

If that all sounds worryingly matter-of-fact, it might be because Japan is uniquely prone to disasters. Earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons ravage it regularly. The most powerful earthquake ever ... ( read original story ...)

In America, an earthquake is an incredibly rare occurrence, but when one does happen it’s national news. In Japan, however, earthquakes are an expected and accounted for part of life. In fact, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Infamously, after winning the 2011 World Cup and boosting the morale of a country devastated months earlier by the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, Japan’s women’s team had to fly coach to the 2012 ... ( read original story ...)

Who needs fridges? Eight years after the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, growing numbers of visitors to Japan are venturing off the beaten path, swapping the Blade Runner-like organised chaos ... ( read original story ...)

But eight years on from the earthquakes and tsunami that shook the nation to its core, schools, municipalities and museums in the Tohoku region devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Kamaishi in Japan. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/06/19 / 2019-06-08 20:33:34 / June 8, 2019 @ ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Id of earthquake: us70003nji. Event ids that are associated: us70003nji. Global date and time of ... ( read original story ...)

In 2001, he moved as a data analyst with IBM to Japan, where he has since stayed, becoming a naturalised citizen in 2012. The key turning point in his narrative came in the aftermath of the 2011 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan played in one previous Copa America in 1999, held in Paraguay. Japan missed the 2011 Copa America despite also being invited to participate due to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Though the ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Kamaishi in Japan. The temblor was picked up at 01:04:45 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami ... ( read original story ...)