A strong earthquake shook Taiwan on Sunday as a series aftershocks hit the self-governing island off China’s east coast. The 6.8 quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles) ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Quake Strikes Eastern Taiwan, Japan Issues Tsunami Alert
A strong earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, bringing at least one building down in a small town and prompting Japan to issue a tsunami warning. ( read original story ...)
Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan
A strong earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, bringing at least one building down in a small town and prompting Japan to issue a tsunami warning. ( read original story ...)
Japan Issues Tsunami Alert After 7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami warning. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Taiwan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked southeastern Taiwan Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The quake hit at 9:41 a.m. EDT and local media had not reported any deaths as of mid-morning ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunamis, blizzards, earthquakes: A look at how weather takes center stage in ‘9-1-1’ on FOX
Weather and natural disaster fans, the wait is almost over. Catastrophe hits Los Angeles again as season six of the FOX series "9-1-1" premieres Monday, September 19 at 8/7c. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake damper technology tested on skyscraper replica
A Japanese construction company has tested its latest earthquake damper technology for skyscrapers with a device installed in the upper floors of a building model. ( read original story ...)
Atomic watchdog chief sees no fast track for Japan nuke restarts
Japan’s rigorous procedure for restarting nuclear reactors can’t be shortened, according to the nation’s top atomic watchdog, presenting a potential hurdle in the government’s effort to speed the ... ( read original story ...)
Video: Chinese boy carries classmate to safety during earthquake
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin recently took to Facebook to commend a boy who carried his classmate to evacuate during an earthquake in China. Wang shared the video showing the ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits 81 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 81 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan at 00:51 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The epicenter, with a depth of 58.577 km, ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake measuring 7.6 shakes up Papua New Guinea. All we know so far
The "Ring of Fire" also runs through Papua New Guinea; therefore, this area is prone to earthquakes due to fault lines. The "ring" is the longest fault-line in the world and measures 40,000 kilometers ... ( read original story ...)
Firefighter rescued as a baby in 2008 Sichuan earthquake pays it forward in rescue of his own
Photos of a firefighter cradling a two-month-old survivor of the recent Sichuan earthquake led to the revelation that the man was also rescued as a child by a firefighter in the 2008 Sichuan ... ( read original story ...)
Risk of strong Pacific quake still high; Tokyo gets 47% rating
The likelihood of a powerful earthquake striking over the next 30 years remains high along Pacific coastal areas of Japan in light of a spate of recent aftershocks triggered by the magnitude-9.0 ... ( read original story ...)
Tohoku quake kills 3, injures 107, derails bullet train
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude-7.4 quake occurred at 11:36 p.m. on March 16, with its focus 57 kilometers deep. The earthquake in northeastern Japan was felt even in Kyushu in ... ( read original story ...)
Dream job: the Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing
Shoji Morimoto who charges 10,000 yen ($71.30) per booking to accompany clients and simply exist as a companion, uses a mobile phone while meeting his client Aruna Chida at a cafe in Tokyo, Japan Augu ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll from southwest China earthquake jumps to 74
The death toll from Monday's 6.6-magnitude earthquake in southwest China climbed to 74 people on Wednesday with another 26 people still missing, officials said. ( read original story ...)