Tag: earthquake

On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese government committee on earthquake research has changed its estimate of the chance of a Nankai Trough megaquake in the next 30 years to around 80 percent, from the previous 70 to 80 percent. ( read original story ...)

After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region, killing at least 126 people, an old video of houses collapsing spread globally in social media posts that falsely linked it to the disaster. ( read original story ...)

Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair underground water pipes a day after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the region. ( read original story ...)

Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. ( read original story ...)

A strong, 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:19 p.m. Japan time about 7 miles ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit southern Japan, recorded at sea about seven miles southeast of the city of Miyazaki. It prompted a tsunami advisory. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. ( read original story ...)

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory. ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday that tsunami warnings were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the temblor was centered, ( read original story ...)

The video is miscaptioned. It doesn't show the Jan. 7 earthquake that hit the western China region. It shows an earthquake that struck Japan in 2024. ( read original story ...)

After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region and killed at least 126 people, an old video of a cyclist panicking as tremors shook the buildings around him spread globally in social ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck Tibet early Tuesday. The tremors were felt in Nepal and part of India as well. ( read original story ...)

Close to a hundred people died in an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 that hit Tibet and Nepal on January 7. A video allegedly showing the earthquake is now viral on Facebook. In it, houses can be seen ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck the Torishima Island region in southern Japan, the weather agency said Tuesday. There was no tsunami warning issued as a result of this temblor, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)