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Two of the world's most powerful microscopes suffered severe damage from a deadly earthquake that hit the western Japanese city of Osaka, causing delays in cutting-edge cell and atomic-level research, a scientist said. The two damaged units, both with ... ( read original story ...)

Emergency kits are a must-have in earthquake prone Japan, but a survey by The Japan Times has found that a number of people did not use theirs when a deadly quake rocked Osaka Prefecture and its vicinity last week. The June 18 quake, which affected 30 ... ( read original story ...)

Seven years after almost 20,000 people died in an earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeast Japan, experts fear that Monday's tremor could be the harbinger of the much-feared rupture of Nankai Trough. When the earthquake struck Osaka on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — An earthquake struck north of the Japanese city of Osaka on Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring at least 217 others, the authorities and the local news media said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the 6.1-magnitude ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 1 kilometers (1 miles) from Chiba-shi in Japan. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:14:32 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.27 km (47 miles). ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Event id: us1000epke. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000epke. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:44:53 / 12:44 pm (local ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Kushiro in Japan. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 63.45 km (39 miles). Exact location of event, depth 63.45 km, 144.3008° East, 42.5367° North. ( read original story ...)

A massive earthquake predicted to occur in Japan within the next 30 years could cause ¥1.4 quadrillion ($12.8 trillion) in damage to the economy, much more than a government estimate, a construction industry body said Thursday. The estimate is based on an ... ( read original story ...)

The necessity of the backup plan came under the spotlight after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Tohoku region. A radio wave transmission facility for disseminating time had been operating in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Narita in Japan. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:58:40 / 2:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/06/18 / 2018-06-07 05 ... ( read original story ...)

A massive earthquake predicted to occur in Japan within the next 30 years could cause ¥1.4 quadrillion ($12.8 trillion) in damage to the economy, much more than a government estimate, a construction industry body said Thursday. The estimate is based on an ... ( read original story ...)

A massive earthquake predicted to occur in Japan within the next 30 years could cause ¥1,410 trillion ($12.8 trillion) in damage to the economy, much more than a government estimate, a construction industry body said Thursday. The estimate is based on an ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A massive earthquake predicted to occur in Japan within the next 30 years could cause 1,410 trillion yen ($12.8 trillion) in damage to the economy, much more than a government estimate, a construction industry body said Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Richard Lloyd Parry’s exploration of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami — and the aftermath — offers a warning for British Columbians. Photo from DVIDSHUB, Creative Commons licensed. Ghosts of the Tsunami Richard Lloyd Parry Jonathan Cape (2017 ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 21:55:38 / 9:55 pm ... ( read original story ...)

Tsunamis are fairly common in Japan, primarily because of major earthquakes that tend to hit the area every 100 to 150 years. Because of this, the country implemented advanced countermeasures against future tsunamis and education for disaster preparedness. ( read original story ...)