Posts Tagged ‘ quake ’

Pictures show human cost of Japan quake

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the special adviser to Defense Minister Prince Salman, yesterday opened the exhibition titled “Reconstruction after the earthquake that struck Japan: Photographs.” (more…)

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Report claims 7.3-magnitude Tokyo quake would kill 9,600

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Over 9 600 people would die and nearly 150 000 would be injured if a mega-quake struck Tokyo, according to a Japanese government projection. (read more…)

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Japan's quake defences not enough, official reports warn

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The reports are likely to intensify the debate about whether to restart Japan's 54 nuclear reactors. -Reuters (more…)

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Estimates of Tokyo quake peril increased

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TOKYO, April 1 (UPI) — An earthquake centered under Tokyo Bay has more destructive potential than originally thought, Japanese scientists have concluded. (read more here…)

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6.0-magnitude quake hits northeastern Japan, USGS says

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A 6.0-magnitude quake strikes northeastern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey says, but Japanese authorities note that no tsunami warning was issued. (more…)

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Japan’s Quake-Hit Northeast Region Has Record Land-Price Gains

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Land prices in Japan’s northeastern region that were hurt by an earthquake and tsunami gained the most last year as residents sought to relocate, the land ministry’s annual land price report showed. (more…)

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