Tag: earthquake

past Japan, across the Bering Strait and down to the tip of South America. Quake zone Tremors in this part of the world are fairly common, and earlier this month a magnitude 7.8 earthquake also hit close to the Solomon Islands. That December 9 earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

It’s impossible to forget the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan. The 9.0–9.1 magnitude undersea megathrust earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku on Friday March 11, 2011. It was the most powerful earthquake ever ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 57 km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (35 miles). Global time and date of event 20/11/16 / 2016-11-20 13:15:36 / November 20, 2016 @ 1:15 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65.07 km ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Namie in Japan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 09:47:11 / 9:47 am ... ( read original story ...)

In an attempt at dog diplomacy, Japan had planned to give the Russian president ... to Putin four years ago as a thank you gift for Russia's help after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. 'Unfortunately, we received a reply yesterday that they will not ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Namie in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.85 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 285 km NW of Chichi-shima, Japan (177 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/11/16 / 2016-11-28 12:10:01 / November 28, 2016 @ 12:10 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21 ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Namie in Japan on Sunday. Event id: us10007cqd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007cqd. Exact location, longitude 141.3438° East, latitude 37.3555° North, depth ... ( read original story ...)

A man walks past the debris on June 12, 2011 in Iwate, Japan, after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the region. Credit: Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images A magnitude-6.9 earthquake rumbled through Japan yesterday near where the enormous 2011 Tohoku quake ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Despite being one of the most seismically active countries on the planet, Japan has an earthquake insurance penetration that remains astoundingly low. Reportedly, only 10% of Japanese companies, and about 30% of the total appraisal value of real ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011. (Reuters) See more of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Coastal residents fled to higher ground as a powerful earthquake sent a series of moderate tsunamis toward Japan's northeastern shore Tuesday and fueled concerns about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a much larger tsunami five year ago. ( read original story ...)

At 5.59am local time on November 22, Fukushima was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami warning. For residents in the same region of Japan devastated by the major 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and its tsunami, the threat of a renewed disaster ... ( read original story ...)

"It really came back. And it was so awful. The sways to the side were huge," Kazuhiro Onuki said after northeastern Japan was jolted Tuesday by a magnitude-7.4 earthquake, the strongest since a devastating quake and tsunami five years ago. "But nothing ... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Miyako in Japan on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/12/16 / 2016-12-10 04:44:57 / December 10, 2016 @ 4:44 am. Exact location of earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.9 struck Tuesday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said. However, a preliminary magnitude 7.3 earthquake was recorded, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Both agencies ... ( read original story ...)