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SINGAPORE — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan’s islands of Okinawa on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or ... ( read original story ...)

The United States Geological Survey confirmed the tremor hit north of the Okinawan islands. The islands are part of the wider Ryukyu Islands chain and are south of the main Japanese islands of ... ( read original story ...)

The Situation While cities differ greatly in their preparations, many in fault zones are moving more urgently to revisit disaster plans in the wake of Japan’s harrowing 2011 Tohoku earthquake, which ... ( read original story ...)

And steel frame high rises... we saw it in the 1994 (Northridge) earthquake and in Japan in '95, they saw the same issue with the welding of the buildings: the weld changed the chemical properties of ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese daredevil surfers are risking radioactive water and ... A 15-metre high tsunami ripped through the area in the afternoon of March 11, 2011, following a magnitude-9 earthquake just off the ... ( read original story ...)

Evening Standard - 11:10 AM GMT June 21, 2019 France earthquake: 5.1 magnitude tremors - Loire Valley hit by rare alert as homes shaken Daily Express - 11:02 AM GMT June 21, 2019 Earthquake strikes ... ( read original story ...)

To allow or not to allow smartphones in schools, that is the question. Educators around the world are struggling with this issue as it becomes increasingly obvious that mobile devices, the most ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan late Tuesday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning along the coast which was lifted about 2 ½ hours later. Thousands of ... ( read original story ...)

A tsunami warning has been issued after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the coast of Japan. There were no reports of serious casualties, but the country’s Meteorological Agency issued a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan officials lifted a tsunami warning for the country's northwest coast, following a strong earthquake in the area. Only a small wave ended up reaching the shore. Tokyo's meteorological agency ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast around Niigata prefecture triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 6.8 and was located off the western coast of Yamagata. ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Japan's meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 10:22 p.m. Tuesday (9:22 a.m. ET) off the coast of Yamagata Prefecture in the north of ... ( read original story ...)

If that all sounds worryingly matter-of-fact, it might be because Japan is uniquely prone to disasters. Earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons ravage it regularly. The most powerful earthquake ever ... ( read original story ...)

In America, an earthquake is an incredibly rare occurrence, but when one does happen it’s national news. In Japan, however, earthquakes are an expected and accounted for part of life. In fact, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Infamously, after winning the 2011 World Cup and boosting the morale of a country devastated months earlier by the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, Japan’s women’s team had to fly coach to the 2012 ... ( read original story ...)