Tag: earthquake

Yuriko Koike has said she will not send a memorial address for an annual ceremony to mourn Koreans who died in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake — including ... Mansaku Nomura, a living national treasur... ( read original story ...)

The disaster in Lombok is reminiscent of the great Tohoku earthquake in Japan in 2011. At that time a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Japan. A few days earlier there were a number of ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Shizuoka-shi in Japan on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:18:22 / ... ( read original story ...)

A decline in PNG LNG exports to Japan was noted for the five months after the Feb 26 earthquake, which was 50 per cent lower in comparison to the same period last year. Embassy of Japan acting deputy ... ( read original story ...)

When the Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe in 1995, professional responders as well as volunteers worked courageously to rescue the survivors, but Japan lacked a comprehensive system for disaster managem... ( read original story ...)

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake measured magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale and was 12.1 kilometres deep. Tokyo: A strong, shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck off the eastern coa... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) strikes 243 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan (151 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 144.0618° East, 37.8776° North, depth 12.13 km. Date and time o... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Officials say a strong, shallow earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Japan. There was no immediate tsunami warning and no reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey sa... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Shizunai in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 108.82 km (68 miles) below the eart... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Hasaki in Japan. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 10:56:05 / August 6, ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 203 km SSE of Iwo Jima, Japan (126 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Mutsu in Japan. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:44:17 / 5:44 pm (local time epicente... ( read original story ...)

But disposing of disaster refuse is a long-term challenge. It took three years to complete such work after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake disaster and two years following the series of strong qu... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 101 km ESE of Nago, Japan (63 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.9401 East, latitude 26.2852 North, depth = 10 km. A ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Haebaru in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.68 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. ... ( read original story ...)

A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Ishige in Japan on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 67.77 km, 139.995° East, 36.0706° North. The 3.2-magnit... ( read original story ...)