An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit off the coast of northeastern Japan on Sunday but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the 7 ... ( read original story ...)
Warning of more quakes from M 6.7 temblor in northern Japan
Twenty-six people were injured in the magnitude-6.7 earthquake that shook northern Japan late Tuesday night. The Meteorological Agency is urging residents of the region to be on alert for more ... ( read original story ...)
What Is the Probability of a Mega-quake Striking Japan in the Future?
A government panel has released its latest earthquake probability map, which indicates the likelihood of each area being hit in the coming 3 decades by tremors of 6-minus or above on the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan coast
Tokyo [Japan], July 30 (ANI): A strong earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Japan in the wee hours of Tuesday (local time), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake shakes Mie Prefecture
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit Mie Prefecture on Japan on Sunday, according to Xinhua. The earthquake hit at 3:31 am local time, it had a 420 km depth ... ( read original story ...)
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, No Tsunami Warning
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, the largest and most populous island of Japan, in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: ‘Strong’ 6.3 magnitude tremor strikes as people report ‘shaking’
A large earthquake - reported to have a magnitude of 6.3 - has struck in Japan, according to reports. The epicentre is south of Honshu, experts from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. It ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes near south coast of Japan’s Honshu – EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the south coast of Japan’s island of Honshu early on Sunday, the European earthquake monitoring service EMSC reported http://bit.ly/32WdwKM. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tepco to decommission second Fukushima nuclear station
located a few miles south of the bigger Fukushima Daiichi plant where three reactors melted down after an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Scrapping the reactors could mean Japanese nuclear operators ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake, M5.3 – off the east coast near Tokyo
Pretty sure most Tokyo residents would likely mistake this for their alarm clock. Hardy bunch. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tepco to decommission second, undamaged Fukushima nuclear plant: Kyodo
Three reactors at Fukushima Daiichi, which had six reactors and is located about 12 kilometers (7 miles) north of Fukushima Daini, suffered meltdowns after the giant March 2011 earthquake and ... It ... ( read original story ...)
Students from Japan visit Toronto children’s rehab hospital
The visit was sponsored through a non-profit organization in Japan called Support Our Kids, which helps children traumatized by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the country. Karl was just eight ... ( read original story ...)
Nine of the most powerful earthquakes to ever strike B.C.
What’s more, the earthquake resulted in a tsunami that swept across the Pacific Ocean and caused some destruction in Japan. Washington / B.C. Border – 7.4 Magnitude While this earthquake’s epicentre ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Govt service to provide businesses with quake damage estimates
When an Ibaraki factory that manufactured semiconductors for automobiles was damaged in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, automakers in Japan and overseas, including Toyota Motor Corp., were ... ( read original story ...)
L.A.’s ShakeAlert earthquake warning app worked exactly as planned. That’s the problem
And the program's inauspicious start has officials grappling with an existential question that quake-prone countries such as Japan and Mexico have faced before: Is it better to issue too many ... ( read original story ...)
Japan struck by mega earthquake – centre to the north of Okinawan Islands
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 ...)