Tag: earthquake

Municipal officials think that Starlink is effective in securing communication methods in the early days of a disaster. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A group of researchers have found that the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake that struck central Japan has caused a shore upheaval of up to 5.5 meters in Wajima City, Ishikawa ... ( read original story ...)

Before the earthquake changed everything, 83-year-old Sueko Naka from Japan's remote Noto Peninsula wished to live out her life at home, watched over by an altar to her ancestors. ( read original story ...)

This video details the destruction and the loss of 18,000 lives in Japan on March 11, 2011, after a tsunami, triggered by an earthquake, hammered the coastline. ( read original story ...)

The increase is believed to be due to a drop in daily exercise amid prolonged living in temporary housing because of disaster-related evacuations. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northeastern Japan early Saturday morning with strong shaking felt in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the weather agency said, but no tsunami ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has decided to earmark over 1.6 trillion yen, or around 10 billion dollars, in its next five-year plan to reconstruct areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Kuril Islands on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 145 km (90.1 miles), GFZ said. The islands have ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake that hit Japan's Noto Peninsula nearly a year ago has led to moves to help spread disaster-related information to foreign nationals. The magnitude 7.6 quake that struck the ... ( read original story ...)

On Boxing Day 2004, a monstrous 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian ocean, unleashing widespread devastation in the surrounding land. Waves towering as tall as 30m were unleashed, impacting ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake that hit Japan's Noto Peninsula nearly a year ago has led to moves to help spread disaster-related information to foreign nationals. The magnitude 7.6 quake that struck the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Transport Safety Board releases recordings from the aircraft that collided with a JAL jetliner at Haneda airport in January. ( read original story ...)

Only about 20% of people in Japan prepare "emergency toilets" that can be used without water, despite the fact that many people were unable t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the ... ( read original story ...)

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, began erupting around 2:30 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. ( read original story ...)

Japan's former Emperor Akihito turned 91 on Monday, spending most of his daily life peacefully while caring for his wife, former Empr ... ( read original story ...)