(c) 2017, The Japan News/Yomiuri. To strengthen the response to a feared massive earthquake in Japan’s Nankai Trough, the government is revising disaster prevention measures, including the dissemination of earthquake warnings, that have been prepared on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Ring of Fire hit AGAIN as 5.8 quake rocks islands
The Japan earthquake registered 5.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale. No tsunami alert has been issued according to the Pacific Tsunami Center. It struck at around 5pm local time (10am BST) at a shallow depth of just over six miles. The quake struck near the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake – magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off the country’s south coast
AN earthquake measuring magnitude 6.1 has struck off the southern coast of Japan. The quake struck 424 miles from the Japanese island of Kyushu at a depth of 6.2 miles, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck 424 miles from the ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off the coast of southern Japan
A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island , Minamikojima and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea Thomson Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off southern Japan on ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off southern Japan: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off southern Japan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake struck 682 km (424 miles) off Japan’s island of Kyushu at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the agency said, but ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.9 mag, 39 km SSE of Shizunai, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Shizunai in Japan. Exact location of event, depth 62.62 km, 142.5257° East, 42.0031° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/10/17 / 2017-10-17 23 ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4 mag, 5 km NNW of Hitachi, Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Hitachi in Japan on Sunday. Unique identifier: us1000athq. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000athq. Exact location, longitude 140.6171° East, latitude 36.6452 ... ( read original story ...)
CBC reporter launches new earthquake book for kids
Another part of it is talking to kids about putting an earthquake plan together. I was pleased to hear that the conversation is starting but I think Japan has always been ahead of the game when it comes to earthquake preparedness. North Shore News ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami
On March 11, 2011, a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a monster tsunami that swelled to up to 65 feet in places. The wave devastated many of Japan's coastal towns, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world's worst nuclear crisis in ... ( read original story ...)
6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Just East of Japan
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Oct. 6, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit in the Pacific Ocean more than 100 miles east of Fukushima Prefecture. It had a depth of about 6 miles, hitting at 4:59 p.m. local ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.6 mag was detected near Owase in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Owase in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 350.86 km (218 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4 mag, 241 km SSW of Hachijo-jima, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 241 km SSW of Hachijo-jima, Japan (150 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/10/17 / 2017-10-02 22:31:00 / October 2, 2017 @ 10:31 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea: Earthquake near nuclear site sparks fears of fresh hydrogen bomb test
The test launch of a Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile from Pyongyang in August - which also flew over Japan Korea News Service/AP A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has been recorded close to a nuclear testing site in North Korea, a US-based monitor has said ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ring of Fire’ fears reignited as Japan’s Shinmoedake becomes the latest in the Pacific chain to start erupting
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand late September, followed by temblors off the coasts of Japan (6.1), Vanuatu (6.4), and Indonesia (5.7), experts admitted the Pacific is experiencing 'unusual' seismic activity. ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4 mag, 30 km NNW of Miyako, Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Miyako in Japan on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 141.8424° East, latitude 39.8958° North, depth = 17.19 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000awkj. ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake: M5 quake has struck near Iwaki in Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 108 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan (67 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 15:12:39 / 3:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/10/17 / 2017-10-12 06:12:39 / October ... ( read original story ...)