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When the Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe in 1995, professional responders as well as volunteers worked courageously to rescue the survivors, but Japan lacked a comprehensive system for disaster managem... ( read original story ...)

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake measured magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale and was 12.1 kilometres deep. Tokyo: A strong, shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck off the eastern coa... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) strikes 243 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan (151 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 144.0618° East, 37.8776° North, depth 12.13 km. Date and time o... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Officials say a strong, shallow earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Japan. There was no immediate tsunami warning and no reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey sa... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Shizunai in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 108.82 km (68 miles) below the eart... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Hasaki in Japan. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 10:56:05 / August 6, ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 203 km SSE of Iwo Jima, Japan (126 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Mutsu in Japan. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:44:17 / 5:44 pm (local time epicente... ( read original story ...)

But disposing of disaster refuse is a long-term challenge. It took three years to complete such work after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake disaster and two years following the series of strong qu... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 101 km ESE of Nago, Japan (63 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.9401 East, latitude 26.2852 North, depth = 10 km. A ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Haebaru in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.68 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. ... ( read original story ...)

A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Ishige in Japan on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 67.77 km, 139.995° East, 36.0706° North. The 3.2-magnit... ( read original story ...)

WATCH: 6.1-magnitude earthquake kills 3, injures hundreds in Japan The Lombok quake struck at 6:47 a.m. (2247 GMT on Saturday) and was only 4.35 miles deep (7 km), a shallow depth that would have ampl... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Yaita in Japan. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000gge9. Unique identifier: us2000gge9. The ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Bonin Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Event id: us2000g33n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g33n. Exact locati... ( read original story ...)

The second struck less than a hour later WATCH: 6.1-magnitude earthquake kills 3, injures hundreds in Japan A magnitude 6.4 earthquake is considered strong and is capable of causing severe damage. The ... ( read original story ...)