Where will the next mega earthquake hit? Curvy faults may be key

Embed Feed 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Time-lapse aerial footage shows rebuilding efforts five years on from disaster IBTimes UK Mega earthquakes have been linked to how curvy the fault is, with a flatter fault more likely to produce magnitude 9 or ... ( read original story ...)

Is an earthquake early-warning system possible for New Zealand?

Japan's arrangement, which cost more than $1 billion to build, includes an automatic earthquake location system based on hundreds of seismographs, along with pre-existing models of what tsunamis could be caused by 100,000 different earthquakes at 10,000 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan earthquakes and the Ring of Fire

The 6.9-magnitude earthquake last week off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, probably happened along the same fault that ruptured in 2011, unleashing a massive 9.0-magnitude temblor and resulting tsunami that caused widespread destruction. What makes this ... ( read original story ...)

Freak weather hits Japan after monster earthquake and tsunami

SNOW is falling in Tokyo for the first November in 54 years after Japan suffered a shock earthquake and tsunami. Astonishing video shows heaps of snow falling from the sky in Tokyo and settling on the city's streets. The Japanese capital usually sees a ... ( read original story ...)

Western Japan Jolted By 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48 a.m. (0248 GMT), was in ... ( read original story ...)

Should New Zealand have an earthquake warning system?

GeoNet seismologist John Ristau said in a live chat the revised magnitude of Monday's earthquake to 7.8, "has a significant effect on our probabilities since we now expect more larger aftershocks". In Japan, one of the most earthquake prone ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off the coast of Japan, 65 kilometres east-northeast of the city of Sendai, at 6:43 a.m. on Saturday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said no tsunami warning had been ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquake standards are on shaky ground

In 1952, the government devised a map of Japan that illustrated the perceived differences in earthquake frequency and force from one region to another. The most dangerous areas were the Kanto, Chubu, Kansai and eastern Tohoku regions. Other areas ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Earthquake Today 2016 Strikes Out to Sea

ST LOUIS (LALATE) – A Japan earthquake today 2016 has just struck out to sea. And the quake was followed by another quake moments thereafter. The Japan earthquake today November 1, 2016 hit late today. First, USGS indicates to news that a 5.2 magnitude ... ( read original story ...)