Tag: earthquake

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Hokkaido, Japan at 0014 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. Enditem Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation. ( read original story ...)

Beijing asks why Tokyo refuses to dispose of ‘safe and harmless’ water within its territory, says dumping in Pacific will harm health and environment in document submitted to United Nations. ( read original story ...)

Despite scores of protests erupting all over the Korean peninsula, the Japanese government seems unbothered and largely unwilling to alter their stance on the issue. ( read original story ...)

Oarfish swim vertically, moving up and down and side to side like a cursor. It would be easier to believe they do not exist ... ( read original story ...)

The decision comes 12 years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that led to the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. ( read original story ...)

T he Wellington region has been shaken by an earthquake in the middle of the Women’s World Cup 2023, less than 24 hours before the capital city of New Zealand is due to host the Group C match between ... ( read original story ...)

The oarfish – dubbed a "harbinger of doom" – measured 13 feet (4 metres) in length and was still alive when beachgoers tried to help it back out to sea at Cancas Beach in Punta Sal, Peru ... ( read original story ...)

In the wake of the 2011 Japan earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster, “many residents—including my friends from Iwaki—were displaced from their homes,” Cai said. He auctioned artworks to raise ... ( read original story ...)

A Twitch streamer previously arrested for exploring in Fukushima has now been released, claiming he was detained for 35 days. ( read original story ...)

Northeast Japan has had enough of being a dark tourism destination following the devastation wrought by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami It is launching a scheme to promote tours that showcase the region ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake occurred at 10:52 a.m. local time at a depth of 50 km, and was epicentred at off Ibaraki at a latitude of 36.5 degrees north and a longitude of 140.8 degrees east. ( read original story ...)

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 10:52 a.m. local time at a depth of 50 km, measuring 4 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. The temblor's ... ( read original story ...)

But existing equipment would need to be some 50 times more sensitive in order to detect a precursor to an earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Sightings of the rare oarfish in Japan have raised fear and speculation amongst the people of an incoming natural disaster, as the deep-water fish is believed to be a harbinger of earthquakes and ... ( read original story ...)

In Japanese mythology, oarfish are considered as harbingers of earthquakes and misfortune. This belief gained attention following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami when a number of these rarely ... ( read original story ...)

A giant oarfish was spotted in shallow waters off the northeast coast of Taiwan. In Japanese legend the fish are said to beach themselves ahead of earthquakes or tsunamis, however scientists dispute ... ( read original story ...)