March 11, 2011, had started like any other for thousands of mussels along the Japanese coastline, another busy day clinging to docks and straining snacks out of the water. Until 2:46 p.m. local time, that is, when two warring chunks of the Earth’s crust ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Worried About Massive Earthquake, Unveils New Warning System
Japan will be introducing a new warning system for the first time in 40 years to alert their residents of a potential massive earthquake, its government announced Tuesday. The warning system will be implemented in November and will work to alert residents ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in pictures
30 powerful images of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan a year ago. ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by strong earthquake
Tokyo: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake struck at 5:22am off Iwate prefecture at a depth of about 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan; no tsunami risk
TOKYO (AP) — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake struck at 5:22 a.m. (8:22 GMT) off Iwate prefecture at a ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Japan but there are no immediate reports of damage or injury. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of a ... ( read original story ...)
Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.0 hit near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 20:22 UTC on September 26, 2017 (05:22 JST, September 27). The agency is reporting a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles). USGS is reporting M5.9 at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake: M5.9 quake has struck near Hachinohe in Japan
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) strikes 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Hachinohe in Japan on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.41 km (20 miles). Global time and date of event 26/09/17 / 2017-09-26 20:22:11 / September 26, 2017 @ 8:22 ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.9 mag strikes near Kushiro in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 173 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan (107 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 145.4831° East, latitude ... ( read original story ...)
Dog rescued from rubble of collapsed apartment block six days after Mexico City earthquake
ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images Rescuers have pulled a dog from the rubble six days after the deadly Mexico City earthquake. A Japanese team working on a collapsed building in the southern part of the densely populated capital city found a small dog ... ( read original story ...)
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan east of Fukushima. The agency's website says the temblor hit early Thursday about 283 kilometers (176 miles) southeast of the city of Kamaishi and more than 322 ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.7 mag, 47 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Kashima-shi in Japan on Monday. Exact location, longitude 141.127° East, latitude 36.1358° North, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.1 quake has struck near Oyama in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 181 km SSW of Oyama, Japan (112 miles) on Monday. The temblor was detected at 05:45:51 / 5:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/09/17 / 2017-09-24 20:45:51 / September 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll from earthquake in Mexico rises to 319
A Japanese search-and-rescue team cradled the white dog as they carried it down from the debris in footage broadcast on Milenio TV. A girl sits in a tent with two dogs in a school turned shelter, for people whose homes were damaged in an earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
352-Event Earthquake Storm Hit Southern California Last Week
Elevated earthquake activity seemed spread across the Pacific coasts, with big quakes recorded in New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan — and lots of after-shocks in Mexico. A 3.4 magnitude quake in North Korea, while the U.S. Air Force was buzzing ... ( read original story ...)
3.4 ‘earthquake’ hits North Korea
All of North Korea's previous six nuclear tests registered as earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 or above ... Pyongyang threatened to "sink" Japan into the sea and claimed it wanted military "equilibrium" with the United States. "The quake is small enough ... ( read original story ...)