Three people were confirmed dead and almost 100 injured after a strong earthquake hit Osaka on Monday morning, rattling one of Japan’s industrial heartlands and halting trains and factories across the ... ( read original story ...)
Cats Appear to Predict Osaka Earthquake
While scientists have not found any evidence to support the theory animals are able to sense oncoming earthquakes this video posted by the Cat Café Catchy in Japan seems to prove contrary. Security fo... ( read original story ...)
4 dead, dozens injured by earthquake in western Japan
TOKYO — Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country’s second-largest city, killing four people and injuring hun... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.9 mag was detected near Hasaki in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 14:23:44 / 2:23 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami wa... ( read original story ...)
Minor earthquake, 3.8 mag was detected near Kameoka in Japan
A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Kameoka in Japan on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/07/18 / 2018-07-08 06:45:40 / July 8, 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.3 mag was detected near Saga-shi in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Saga-shi in Japan on Monday. Exact location, longitude 130.2209° East, latitude 33.2817° North, depth = 10 km. A ... ( read original story ...)
Research: Upper and lower plate controls on the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake —
Researchers at Tohoku University’s Department of Geophysics, have been studying the great Tohoku-oki earthquake which occurred on March 11, 2011, to the east of Japan’s Honshu Island. The earthquake, ... ( read original story ...)
Third earthquake in 2018 in Lebak: Is Jakarta ready for megathrust quake?
The paper actually mentions another possibility, in which the movement between two plates happens slowly without causing great earthquakes, citing cases in Boso Peninsula, Japan, and Guerrero, Mexico. ... ( read original story ...)
M6.0 quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Saturday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. There were no immedi... ( read original story ...)
Dozens killed in Japan flooding, landslides
Below is a summary of reports on company outages: Separately, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chiba prefecture on Saturday evening, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: 3.2 million people flee unprecedented floods while M6.1 earthquake hits main Honshu Island
While Japan is devastated by unprecedented floods – dozens of dead and 3.2 million people evacuated – a M6.1 earthquake, now donwgraded to M5.9 by USGS, has hit off the eastern coast of the main islan... ( read original story ...)
Chiba in Tokyo witnesses 6.0 magnitude earthquake
... affected by torrential rains that caused devastating floods and landslides in parts of Japan, the country’s capital witnessed an strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Saturday evening. According to J... ( read original story ...)
5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Tokyo, No Tsunami Warning
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan Saturday evening outside of Tokyo, swaying buildings in the capital, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 8:23 pm (1123 GMT), at a depth of 39 kilom... ( read original story ...)
Strong 6.0 Earthquake Felt in Tokyo – Reports
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan Saturday evening outside Tokyo, shaking buildings in the capital, but no tsunami warning was issued, the country's meteorological agency said. The epicenter of the ... ( read original story ...)
Strong M6.0 earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
A strong earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.0 hit near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 11:23 UTC (22:23 JST) on July 7, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 50 km (31 miles). USGS is report... ( read original story ...)
What was learned from the Osaka earthquake?
KYOTO – Although I am a foreigner, I am no stranger to Japan having visited many times and am now in the middle of my second one-year academic appointment at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University. The June 18 earthquake that ... ( read original story ...)