Tag: earthquake

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 ...)

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 ...)

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Japan time. The ... ( read original story ...)

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Japan time. The ... ( read original story ...)

A moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan's Kanto region on Tuesday evening, violently rattling the capital city of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures. ( read original story ...)

The earthquake reportedly hit at 19:46:33 Japan time. ( read original story ...)

Japan has downgraded its tsunami warnings advisory level, indicating the threat has largely passed following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Fukushima. ( read original story ...)

LONG-TIME international partners of Davao City and Mindanao, Japan and the United States, have expressed their support and sympathies to communities devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani Province on June 8, ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese authorities issued a tsunami advisory on Monday along swathes of its Pacific coast after a major earthquake off the Philippines. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that tsunamis of ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, triggering a tsunami alert in the nearby region. ( read original story ...)

Once-in-centuries megaquakes that release enormous amounts of energy and can spawn devastating tsunami are becoming increasingly likely in Japan, according to scientific papers. ( read original story ...)

Off the southern coast of Japan, the Philippine Sea Plate lies underneath the Japanese mainland. The locked tectonic plates threaten to unleash a catastrophic megathrust earthquake, likely within the ... ( read original story ...)