On the 11 th March 2011 at 14:46 JST, an earthquake struck Japan off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, in Northern Honshu, triggering a massive tsunami and the now-famous meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The earthquake, known as Higashi Nihon ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.4 mag was detected near Katsuura in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 129 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan (80 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/09/16 / 2016-09-23 07:31:57 / September 23, 2016 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 141.5325° East ... ( read original story ...)