A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Hasaki in Japan. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 10:56:05 / August 6, ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.2 mag strikes near Iwo Jima in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 203 km SSE of Iwo Jima, Japan (126 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.7 mag, 70 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Mutsu in Japan. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:44:17 / 5:44 pm (local time epicente... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Waste disposal from western Japan flooding at a critical stage
But disposing of disaster refuse is a long-term challenge. It took three years to complete such work after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake disaster and two years following the series of strong qu... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.4 quake has struck near Nago in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 101 km ESE of Nago, Japan (63 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.9401 East, latitude 26.2852 North, depth = 10 km. A ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.5 quake has struck near Haebaru in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Haebaru in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.68 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. ... ( read original story ...)
Minor earthquake, 3.2 mag was detected near Ishige in Japan
A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Ishige in Japan on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 67.77 km, 139.995° East, 36.0706° North. The 3.2-magnit... ( read original story ...)
Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Lombok, killing 14
WATCH: 6.1-magnitude earthquake kills 3, injures hundreds in Japan The Lombok quake struck at 6:47 a.m. (2247 GMT on Saturday) and was only 4.35 miles deep (7 km), a shallow depth that would have ampl... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.4 mag strikes near Yaita in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Yaita in Japan. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000gge9. Unique identifier: us2000gge9. The ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.6 mag strikes near Bonin Islands, Japan region
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Bonin Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Event id: us2000g33n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g33n. Exact locati... ( read original story ...)
Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Lombok, killing 10
The second struck less than a hour later WATCH: 6.1-magnitude earthquake kills 3, injures hundreds in Japan A magnitude 6.4 earthquake is considered strong and is capable of causing severe damage. The ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake, 5 mag was detected near Izu Islands, Japan region
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10.7 km (7 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000gfqx. Event ids ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Words Made for Earthquakes and Other Disasters
地震 ( じしん ) だ (It’s an earthquake). 地震だ . My phone screamed at me as the bed rose and shook as if possessed by the demonic force from The Exorcist. 地震だ? No kidding! I thought as I was thrown back and f... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Ishinomaki in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Ishinomaki in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or ... ( read original story ...)
Removing huge amount of debris a tough challenge in western Japan
The removal of debris was also a major issue following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Following that disaster, the Environment Ministry called on all municipal governments ... ( read original story ...)
Need for foreign language disaster alerts for travelers rises in Japan
In one case, when a strong earthquake struck northern Osaka Prefecture, a quick-thinking Japanese passenger who spoke English helped ensure that a bad situation did not turn worse on a train operated ... ( read original story ...)