Tag: earthquake

A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. ( read original story ...)

The Noto Peninsula, battered by a strong earthquake on New Year's Day, is bracing for another blow as many of the foreign te ... ( read original story ...)

Tourism facilities in earthquake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture are gearing up for more visitors following the success of government subsidies to attract tourists to the region. ( read original story ...)

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the tranquil expanse off the west coast of Japan's Bonin Islands, commonly known as the Ogasawara Islands, as reported by the country's weather agency on Saturday. The tremors reverberated as far as central Tokyo, ( read original story ...)

Two strong earthquakes have rocked parts of Asia, withhigh-rises swaying for about a minute, according to internationalmedia.A 6.3-magnitu ( read original story ...)

Japan's Bonin Islands experienced a seismic event on Saturday, as a magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled the region, according to the United States Geolo ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off Japan's Bonin Islands or Ogasawara Islands, the country's weather agency said. ( read original story ...)

Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Ring of Fire, an arc of intersecting tectonic plates that stretches across the Asia-Pacific region. In November 2022, hundreds of people died after a 5.6-magnitude quake struck West Java at a depth of just 11km. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan's Bonin Islands, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Saturday (April 27). The quake occurred at a depth of 503.2 km ( read original story ...)

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific ... Tremors were also felt in the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima, Ibaraki, Chiba and Saitama, near the capital Tokyo, according to Kyodo News. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off Japan's Bonin Islands or Ogasawara Islands, the count ( read original story ...)

A Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong is putting on a special menu to help the reconstruction of quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted Bonin Islands, Japan Region, at 08:35 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the west coast of Shikoku island on Wednesday night, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. There have been reports of aftershocks of 4.3, 3.1, and 5.0, ( read original story ...)

Total claim payments received were 81,544. General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) data showed that the claims paid for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake as of 31 March was $480m (JPY74.42b). ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 on Wednesday jolted the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki just east of Tokyo, said the Japan Meteorological Agency. The tremors were felt in central Tokyo. No tsunami warning has been issued. ( read original story ...)