Tag: earthquake

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on Richter scale jolts Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. However, no tsunami warnings were issued following the earthquake and there were no ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tuesday morning near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Its epicenter was at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)

The inability to earn a living in quake-hit cities is making them seek greener pastures elsewhere, a community leader says. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 on Tuesday struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. ( read original story ...)

On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. Donald Keene, who was in New York at the time, ... ( read original story ...)

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck California on Monday (May 20), according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was reported to be centered in Ocotillo Wells with a 11.2 ... ( read original story ...)

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck China on Monday (May 20), according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was reported to be centered in Kashgar with a 10 kilometer (about 6. ( read original story ...)

The increasing threat of flooding should be factored into how and where new homes are built, say Tewkesbury Borough Councillors ... ( read original story ...)

At least eight people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Japan's west coast on Monday afternoon, officials said. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck at about 4:10 p ... ( read original story ...)

The Defense Ministry's Joint Staff is scheduled to conduct the Joint Exercise for Rescue (JXR) simulation drill involving the Self-Defense Forces Monday through Friday, preparing for a potentially ... ( read original story ...)

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Saturday (May 18), according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was reported to be centered in Tomioka with a 35.4 kilometer ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo said it was ‘extremely regrettable’ that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had made an assertion ‘contrary to the facts’. ( read original story ...)

The Embassy of Japan in Nepal handed over a new classroom building to Shree Malika Secondary School in Thantikandh Rural Municipality, Dailekh District on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Journalism Practitioners Forum conference (J-Forum) in Japan, watchdog reporters came together to discuss their successful stories and share skills. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy suffered a worse-than-expected contraction in the first quarter, official data showed Thursday, in further bad news for its unpopular government. In the previous quarter, from July to ... ( read original story ...)

By Alimat Aliyeva In the first quarter of this year, about 22 thousand people diedfrom loneliness at home in Japan, ( read original story ...)