Tag: earthquake

HONG KONG, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted southeast of Honshu, Japan at 11:38:05 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ... ( read original story ...)

New Delhi: A massive earthquake struck the National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) on Tuesday at 14:50 PM and tremors were felt across different part of the national capital. “An earthquake with a ... ( read original story ...)

That’s when the massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake shook East Japan, where Takazawa grew up, two years ago on March 11. The alarm has reminded him to pray for the hundreds of thousands of victims ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- In recent remarks, a high-ranking official of the Japanese government implied that no records exist of the massacre of Koreans and others in the chaos ensuing the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Japan to Nepal are 7 countries that are earthquake-prone, situated along tectonic plate boundaries. They face varying levels of seismic risk, necessitating robust preparedness and infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)

Thursday marks five years since a powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi ... Five years on, the island is rebuilding its infrastructure with comprehensive assistance from Japan, ... ( read original story ...)

Kim Song, North Korea's ambassador to the world body, said in his address that Japan discharged the water in defiance of strong protests and criticism from the international community, "causing ... ( read original story ...)

Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: “The Big One” is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: A 5.6 magnitude quake jolted southeast of Honshu in Japan, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The temblor that hit the region at 2122 GMT on Thursday was epicentered at 31.09 ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Southeast of Honshu, Japan, at 2122 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. Enditem ... ( read original story ...)

A beautiful city registered as a World Heritage site collapsed in an instant. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco in North Africa. The reason for the enormous damage, though not on such a large ... ( read original story ...)

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's Hirara on Monday. This was confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Earlier this month, prime minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised disaster ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northeast of Taiwan region on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The earthquake w ... ( read original story ...)

Disasters can happen anywhere. Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there's nowhere where the risk is zero. The good news is that humans can make good decisions to lower the odds of such hazards turning into disasters. Technology can help determine where to make investments to save ...

Disasters can happen anywhere. Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there’s nowhere where the risk is zero. The good news is that humans can make good decisions to lower the odds of such hazards turning into disasters. ( read original story ...)

A 600-meter stretch of a seawall built in this northeast Japan city in the wake of the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ts･･･ ( read original story ...)