KATSUREN: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 79 km East Southeast of Katsuren-hasbara, Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.The earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
5.4-magnitude quake hits 80 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 80 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan at 0759 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolts Okinawa
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, which measured a 2 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 10 kilometers near Okinawa Honoshima area on Monday at 12:22 p.m. A tsunami forecast, which ... ( read original story ...)
5.9-magnitude quake hits 79 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 79 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan at 03:22:09 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.813 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
2nd Strong Earthquake Shakes Japan in 2 Days
Japan’s southernmost main island Kyushu was hit Thursday with a 6.2 magnitude quake, and Saturday morning with a 7.0 A second strong earthquake rattled southern Japan early Saturday morning ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists can not predict earthquakes
CLAIM: It is possible to predict earthquakes. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Earthquakes can’t be predicted, experts say. Scientists do calculate the probability that earthquakes will occur in various ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Reliance on nuclear power is the last thing Japan needs
Confirming the massively long-term safety of deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Japan, which is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, is a tall order. Ever since ... ( read original story ...)
Great Kanto quake documentary unearths Japan’s 1st “disaster footage”
With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, a documentary film is being produced focusing on three ca ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Richter Scale Day! (You know we have earthquakes here, right?)
April 26 is the birthday of Seismologist Charles Richter, co-creator with Beno Gutenberg of the Richter Scale, which measures the intensity of earthquakes. In the early 1930s, the field of seismology ... ( read original story ...)
How the 2011 Great Eastern Japan earthquake led filmmaker Makoto Shinkai to make ‘Suzume’
"Suzume", a Japanese animated fantasy adventure, follows the story of 17-year-old high school students Suzume Iwato and Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region near New Zealand on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. ( read original story ...)
Suzume builds on a long line of Japanese art exploring the impacts of trauma on the individual and the collective
Suzume stands its ground in the large collection of films and literature coming to terms with the memory of Japan’s 2011 triple disaster. ( read original story ...)
Japanese director of Suzume explains the logic behind the three-legged chair
In the city for the opening of his movie Suzume, Japanese animator and director Makoto Shinkai talks to us about gathering hope from tragedy, memories and cats ... ( read original story ...)
Japan experts visit Turkey to share experience of 2011 disaster
A Japanese team of experts is in Turkey to help survivors of recent quakes by sharing the experiences of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. ( read original story ...)
5.6-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Ogasawara Islands: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck Japan's Ogasawara Islands, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Friday. According to the JMA, the ... ( read original story ...)
A documentary on the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 has unearthed Japan’s first ‘disaster footage’
Criticized for filming the destruction at the time, the filmmakers involved have provided a look into how people responded to a 7.9-magnitude quake 100 years ago. ( read original story ...)