China's earthquake administration said in statement that the earthquake ... Pyongyang has fired an intermediate-range missile over Japanese territory for the second time in two weeks, a day after Kim Jong Un threatened Tokyo for supporting the US. ( read original story ...)
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake in North Korea was a ‘suspected explosion’, says China
The earthquake comes after days of increasingly bellicose rhetoric ... The quake comes amid soaring tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons programme, with the firing of two missiles over Japan in recent weeks and its sixth and largest nuclear test earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake In North Korea Sets Off Alarm And Speculation
Japanese officials say North Korea could send a nuclear-armed missile over Japan if it tests a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific. A small quake detected in northern North Korea was a natural event, South Korean officials said. There's been a cap on North ... ( read original story ...)
Third earthquake hits Mexico in September, this time of magnitude 6.8
“So a smaller earthquake can cause the damaged buildings to fail ... rescuers were readying to re-enter the site, joined by teams from Japan and Israel. Fernandez said officials told them they knew where people were trapped on the fourth floor. ( read original story ...)
Reports conflict about North Korea earthquake
South Korea's weather agency said a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was detected in North Korea and appeared to be a natural occurrence. But Japan's Kyoto News reported that a Chinese monitoring agency determined the quake to be magnitude 3.4 and was likely ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.3 mag was detected near Haebaru in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Haebaru in Japan on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.07 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/17 / 2017-09-02 21:26:30 / September 2, 2017 @ 9:26 pm ... ( read original story ...)
An earthquake was detected in North Korea — and it could be from a missile test
Bloomberg quoted the China Earthquake Networks Center as reporting the location ... agency said the quake may have occurred naturally. Wall Street Journal Japan editor Alastair Gale theorised on Twitter that the quake may have been a failed weapons ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake: Photos of Fukushima’s Last Tsunami
After a 6.1-magnitude shock hit today, Japan recalls the 2011 event that decimated Fukushima. After a 6.1-magnitude shock hit today, Japan recalls the 2011 event that decimated Fukushima. ( read original story ...)
Tempers fray as search for Mexico earthquake survivors winds down
Tempers frayed in Mexico City on Friday as the search for survivors amid twisted rubble of collapsed buildings began to wind down, three days after the country's most deadly earthquake in a ... as far afield as Israel and Japan, have so far rescued at ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers continue search efforts for missing as death toll climbs to 295 in earthquake-ravaged Mexico
The death toll from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake rose to 295 people Friday ... First responders and volunteers from a myriad of countries — including the U.S., Japan, Panama and Israel — have flooded Mexico to aid the search operations. ( read original story ...)
At least 3,000 buildings found damaged in Mexico City as search narrows for earthquake’s last possible survivors
As the search for the last possible survivors of this week’s powerful earthquake intensified Friday ... from around the world — including teams from the U.S., Israel and Japan — have descended on Mexico to help with relief efforts. ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake, 5.3 mag strikes near Hachijo-jima in Japan
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 229 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (142 miles). Global time and date of event 22/09/17 / 2017-09-22 23:49:29 / September 22, 2017 @ 11:49 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000atex. Ids that are ... ( read original story ...)
Faults off Alaska Look Akin to Those Behind 2011 Japan Disaster
... resemblance to the part of the Japan Trench that ruptured in 2011 and sent a tsunami hurtling toward Japan’s mainland. The 2011 earthquake and tsunami killed more than 20,000 people. For this stretch of the Aleutians, local tsunamis generated by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Quietly Leading an Energy Revolution as Towns Move Off-Grid
Communities in Japan are turning tragedy into opportunity by transforming their energy practices. In the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, dozens of cities and towns have quietly built systems that allow them to function increasingly off-grid ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Hits Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast coast of Japan, just 200 miles east of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The earthquake occurred just before noon EDT on Wednesday (the middle of the night in Japan), and was about six miles deep ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake rocks Japan near Fukushima Nuclear Plant
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast coast of Japan, just 200 miles east of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The earthquake occurred just before noon EDT on Wednesday (the middle of the night in Japan), and was about six miles deep ... ( read original story ...)