The phenomenon confused weather agency officials, as tide level changes were only a few dozen centimeters at some observation points and they changed too quickly for a tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Keeping Memories of the Earthquake Alive
January 17 marks the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The Magnitude 7.3 quake struck Hyogo Prefecture and surrounding areas in western Japan and left more than 6,400 people dead ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks Kobe earthquake anniversary
Japan on Monday commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake which killed 6,434 people in 1995. A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the western Japanese city of Kobe bringing disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks Kobe earthquake anniversary
Japan on Monday commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake which killed 6,434 people in 1995. A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the western Japanese city of Kobe bringing disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 27th anniv. of Kobe quake; memorial events shrinking due to COVID
Japan marked the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17 that claimed the lives of 6,434 people, as memorial events are sh ... ( read original story ...)
All 47 Japan prefs. sent officials to disaster areas: survey
All 47 prefectures and 20 major cities across Japan have sent their officials to support areas affected by natural disasters over fiv ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake
The port city of Kobe in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake striking the region and claiming the lives of 6,434 people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Marks 27th Anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
Japan marked the 27th anniversary Monday of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which devastated the western port city of Kobe and nearby areas, with people renewing their pledges to pass on lessons ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake memorial held on Awaji Island
People gathered on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, to remember the victims of the massive earthquake that devastated Kobe on January 17, 1995. ( read original story ...)
Tsunami cause no major damage in Japan after Tonga volcano eruption
Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami waves but no major damage in Japan after Tonga volcano eruption
Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Four-foot waves spark coastal flooding as tsunami strikes California and warning is issued for entire US West Coast and Hawaii – as undersea volcano near Tonga erupts sending …
An undersea volcano that erupted (pictured) in Tonga, triggering a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, was so large it was visible from space and sent tsunami waves crashing into the US west coast. ( read original story ...)
6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia, Tremors Felt In Capital
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, as buildings were reported shaking in the capital Jakarta. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Java island
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said that a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island on Friday, causing buildings in Jakarta to shake. At 0905 GMT, the ... ( read original story ...)
Northeast Japan tourism body hopes to reel in customers with winter seafood deliveries
The tourism association of a northeastern Japan town, which was devastated by the 2011 tsunami, is calling for people to sign up for regular ... ( read original story ...)
Tohoku University: Symposium Revisits 17th Century Earthquake and Tsunami
Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) hosted a symposium on December 4. Scholars of history, archaeology, geology and engineering gathered to discuss a mass ... ( read original story ...)