Tsunamis are fairly common in Japan, primarily because of major earthquakes that tend to hit the area every 100 to 150 years. Because of this, the country implemented advanced countermeasures against future tsunamis and education for disaster preparedness. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts eastern Japan’s Chiba
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the quake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued. ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.5 mag was detected near Iwaki in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Iwaki in Japan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 50.05 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:43:34 / 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts eastern Japan’s Chiba, no tsunami warning
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Chiba prefecture, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.5 mag was detected near Ofunato in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Ofunato in Japan on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/04/18 / 2018-04-19 04:57:59 / April 19, 2018 @ 4:57 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has ... ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
TOKYO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Japan's Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo in the Kanto region, at 12:12 p.m. local time on Thursday, the weather agency here said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Hachinohe in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Hachinohe in Japan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.46 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000e5q3. Event ids that ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Otsuki in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Otsuki in Japan on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/05/18 / 2018-05-15 05:00:42 / May 15, 2018 @ 5:00 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 138.9843 East ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake, 5 mag was detected near Miyako in Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Miyako in Japan on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.16 km (25 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/05/18 / 2018-05-14 10:31:19 / May 14, 2018 @ 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits central Japan, no tsunami
TOKYO (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit central Japan on Saturday morning but no tsunami is expected, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Police said they have heard no reports of damage or casualties. The quake’s epicenter was in northern ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 hit central Japan, but no tsunami is expected, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. ( read original story ...)
Japan: [311 Eastern Japan Earthquake]
Seven years have passed since the 311 Eastern Japan Earthquake. The Taiwan Red Cross has already completed its visit of reconstruction projects in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate, areas hit hardest by the earthquake. As of this year, 62 public housing ... ( read original story ...)
Literary prize win for powerful book about 2011 Japan tsunami and earthquake’s impact on communities
It knocked the Earth 16.5cm (six-and-a-half inches) off its axis and moved Japan four metres (13 feet) closer to the US: an account of the 2011 tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people in Japan has won Britain’s Folio prize for literature. The award ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.3 mag strikes near Naze in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 132 km WSW of Naze, Japan (82 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.228 East, latitude ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.3 quake has struck near Namie in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 130 km ESE of Namie, Japan (81 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 142.3841° East, 37.0864° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 08:55:29 / 8:55 am (local time epicenter). ( read original story ...)
Book about Japanese tsunami wins Rathbones Folio Prize
A book exploring the tragedy of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011 has won the Rathbones Folio Prize. Richard Lloyd Parry’s non-fiction work, Ghosts Of The Tsunami, is labelled the definitive book on the quake which killed more than 15,000 ... ( read original story ...)