The earthquake was described as being 'shallow', with a depth ... to cut ties as Pyongyang has tested a nuclear weapon and launched ballistic missiles over Japan. ( read original story ...)
UBC researchers unveil earthquake-proof concrete
... Soleimani-Dashtaki said the material was tested using earthquake simulations as high as the 9.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Tohoku, Japan in 2011. An untreated concrete wall crumbled after just a few seconds of shaking, while the wall sprayed ... ( read original story ...)
Small Earthquake Detected in North Korea In Same Location as Prior Nuke Tests
“The event has earthquake-like characteristics ... Pyongyang tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb earlier this year and fired rockets over Japan as it pursues the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
World Bosai Forum/International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017 to Be Held in Sendai, Japan, on November 25-28
With the participation of diverse experts and citizens, lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake will be conveyed. The most recent findings and developments of science and technology for disaster risk reduction will be presented ... ( read original story ...)
Japan volcano on Ring of Fire ERUPTS after hundreds of EARTHQUAKES
Shinmoedake volcano’s eruption was sparked after the Japanese Meteorological Agency observed 100 volcanic earthquakes per day since the beginning of October. The volcanic eruption was triggered at 9.34pm on Tuesday (5.34am Wednesday local time). ( read original story ...)
Sprayable earthquake-resistant concrete could ‘save lives,’ researchers say
Researchers say spraying a 10-milimetre layer of EDCC on a masonry wall kept it from crumbling in a simulation that mimicked the 9.0 magnitiude earthquake that hit Tohoku, Japan in 2011. "It can take shaking of about 200 per cent level of the actual ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.8 mag strikes near Ishinomaki in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Ishinomaki in Japan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/10/17 / 2017-10-09 14:47:19 / October 9, 2017 @ 2:47 pm. The temblor was reported at 23:47:19 / 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake proof: UBC engineers develop ‘unbreakable walls’
like the earthquake that struck Tohoku, Japan in 2011. The material is called an eco-friendly ductile cementitious composite (EDCC) and is so strong and flexible that it acts like steel, bending during an earthquake instead of crumbling like concrete. ( read original story ...)
UBC Researchers Develop New Concrete That Resists Earthquakes
When sprayed onto the surface of traditionally poured interior concrete walls, it reinforces against seismic intensities as high as the magnitude 9.0-9.1 earthquake that hit Tohoku, Japan in 2011. “We sprayed a number of walls with a 10 millimetre-thick ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.3 mag strikes near Ishinomaki in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 122 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan (76 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000asky. Id of event: us2000asky. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-Wide Safety Scandal Erupts Over Steel Company’s Falsified Data
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. officials were referred to prosecutors in March following the company’s 2015 admission that it had falsified data on rubber for earthquake-proofing buildings. Nissan last week recalled more than 1 million cars in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Double earthquake strike in Japan: Tokyo hit by TWO huge tremors in space of hours
Witnesses claim to have felt the quakes as far away as Tokyo, some 195 kilometres away. One said: "Long and strong earthquake. Probably lasted for more than 15 seconds. Felt like intensity 5 here in Chiba-shi." The latest quake to hit Japan today struck ... ( read original story ...)
‘Smaller’ earthquakes pose greater risk than the next Big One
One side will rush west, toward Japan. The other side will rush east, in a seven-hundred-mile liquid wall that will reach the Northwest coast, on average, 15 minutes after the earthquake begins. By the time the shaking has ceased and the tsunami has ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes off eastern Japan, no tsunami risk
TOKYO (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday (Oct 6) but there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The shallow quake hit at 4.59pm (3.59pm Singapore time), 255km east of Ishinomaki, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off Japan coast, no tsunami warning
TOKYO: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday but there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The shallow quake hit at 04:59 pm (0759 GMT), 255 kilometres east of Ishinomaki, according to the United States ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake with magnitude 6 strikes Iwaki, Japan – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 struck Iwaki, 195 km northeast of Tokyo, European quake agency EMSC said in a tweet on Friday. ( read original story ...)