Tag: earthquake

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan at around 7:30 a.m. on the 25th. The depth was 44 km. The quake caused intensity 6 strong shaking in Aomori ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday morning, June 25, triggering an upper-5 intensity shaking in Aomori Prefecture, according to the Japan ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s northern coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 and occurred off the eastern coast of Iwate, but there is ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan on Thursday morning. Tremors were felt in nearby areas, including Aomori. ( read original story ...)

Quake hits Japan, at upper 6 on 7-pt intensity scale (automated) The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward after the 2011 earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Japan appears to have shifted further east in recent years. The 2011 earthquake in Japan that triggered a tsunami and the Fukushima reactor disaster moved the country east by up to 6 millimetres, ... ( read original story ...)

Not only was the shift immense in its north-south extent, but its width encompassed all of Japan and beyond, into the ocean. ( read original story ...)

"We report an extraordinary observation of ground motion in Japan after the moment magnitude 9 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake attributed to a multiplate-interface slip event triggered by a shear wave that ... ( read original story ...)

In 2011, Japan reeled from the effects of a devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake. But unnoticed in the chaos resulting from the quake, its major aftershocks and the tsunami it caused, something strange happened. About 16 minutes after the earthquake, but ... ( read original story ...)

Powerful 2011 Japan earthquake may have moved whole country further east - Findings point to previously unknown earthquake hazard ... ( read original story ...)

Powerful 2011 Japan earthquake may have moved whole country further East - Findings point to previously unknown earthquake hazard ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s catastrophic Tohoku-Oki earthquake in 2011 was so strong that it caused the entire country to “slip” by as much as five or six millimeters, according to new research. ( read original story ...)

The wave's round trip to Earth's core set off a fault slip along Japan's plate boundaries, revealing a seismic hazard scientists hadn't recognized. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the Izu Islands region south of Tokyo on June 16, 2026, at a shallow depth of 10.0 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The event, cataloged under ... ( read original story ...)

On Tuesday evening, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck near Kashiwa city in Japan's Chiba Prefecture, sending tremors that were felt nationwide. Aftershocks soon followed the initial quake. Fortunately ... ( read original story ...)