Tag: earthquake

A 7.8-strong earthquake struck Turkey near the Syrian border early morning, causing major damage, killing over 90 people, with many more feared dead. It evokes memories of other major earthquakes that ... ( read original story ...)

Aiming to better convey information to foreigners during times of emergency, a seminar including a workshop on speaking in ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Eastern New Guinea region on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Eastern New Guinea region on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. ( read original story ...)

Both China and the United Nations have voiced serious concerns over Japan's plan to dump radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, amid widespread opposition, criticism and concerns from around ... ( read original story ...)

Its president, David Panuelo, who said in a speech at the UN General Assembly last year he had the “gravest concern” about the dumping of the radioactive water, told reporters in Tokyo he was now ... ( read original story ...)

The Pacific island country of Micronesia, one of the fiercest critics of a Japanese decision to release water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, said on Friday it was no longer ... ( read original story ...)

Micronesia President David Panuelo, in a joint statement issued with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ... was badly damaged by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, sparking three ... ( read original story ...)

A photographer captured the abandoned ghost towns surrounding Fukushima, Japan, six and 12 years after the famous disaster was triggered by the Tohoku tsunami off the country's eastern coast ... ( read original story ...)

Radiation makes classics like a Honda S2000, Nissan Skyline, and an air-cooled Porsche 911 Carrera 964 worthless and dangerous. ( read original story ...)

As Japan’s top researchers continue to glean new information from 3/11, some scientists are aiming to pass on that knowledge to the rest of the disaster-prone Pacific Rim. ( read original story ...)

With instructions on what to do if there’s another tsunami, we sample a new trail through northeastern Honshu, where the 2011 wave’s destructive power is still evident, along with rebuilding. ( read original story ...)

The oarfish was the first reported sighting in Ecuador this year. When they are seen it can be caused by storms washing them towards land and are believed to be a sign earthquakes or tsunamis ... ( read original story ...)

A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 20 largest earthquakes on record. ( read original story ...)

The mighty quake occurred on May 22, 1960. Around 15:11 (local time) in the afternoon, it shook the ground violently for what seemed eternity. The result was substantial devastation as the quake led ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese historical records noted the occurrence of an "orphan" tsunami on Jan. 27, 1700. Coastal communities recorded a mysterious tsunami reaching as high as 10 feet as it arrived at their shores, ... ( read original story ...)