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A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have hit the Pacific Rim. Tuesday morning in the Gulf of Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake near Kodiak set off early tsunami warnings that extended across the southern coast of the state and into British ... ( read original story ...)

A earthquake magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Mutsu in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39.75 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not ... ( read original story ...)

Prior to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and triple core meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, Fukui’s plants provided up to half of Kansai’s electricity. As only two commercial reactors run by Kansai Electric Power Co. are in operation and a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. An eruption of Mount Ontake in 2014 killed about 60 people. Several other Japanese volcanoes are considered unstable with small eruptions in recent years. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s infrastructure is built with earthquakes in mind, and the Coeda House, a cafe in Shizuoka, Japan, is one example. Instead of columns, architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates created a tree-like form in the middle of the coffee house. ( read original story ...)

Officials in Japan said there was no tsunami threat there. Heather Rand, who was 360 miles away in Anchorage, said it felt like the longest earthquake she had ever experienced, Agence France-Presse reported, “It was a very long, slow build-up. ( read original story ...)

In the 20 years up to 2013, Japan reported the world’s second biggest economic losses from natural disasters – nearly $500bn. The majority was due to earthquakes. One building on Honshu, Japan’s biggest island, has been shrouded in a new kind of ... ( read original story ...)

The strong earthquake hit at 12:30 a.m. and was recorded about 170 ... Watches were cancelled for Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii. Officials in Japan also said there was no tsunami threat there. Warnings from the National Weather Service sent ... ( read original story ...)

Since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Japan has been focused on building energy efficient smart homes and supportive devices. Government initiatives for infrastructure support, establishing common ECHONET Standard which supports HEMS devices and ... ( read original story ...)

Each year, there are about 450 quakes in Ontario and all points east. "You don't get huge earthquakes like they get in Japan, in California," Lamontagne said. "But we do get what you call moderate earthquakes, so six to seven on the Richter scale are ... ( read original story ...)

Emergency planners are discussing measures of how to handle an earthquake hitting the capital city of Tokyo. Japan’s government is planning to use the rivers that run through the city as escape routes for people trapped inside the centre. It comes after ... ( read original story ...)

... evacuation for 9 MILLION people in disaster 'worse than Fukushima' JAPAN is preparing an evacuation plan amid fears of a mega-quake that would be worse than the magnitude 9 earthquake that struck Fukushima. Emergency planners are discussing measures ... ( read original story ...)

By the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the government’s goal is to lure 40 million tourists annually to Japan. But how to secure their safety in a major earthquake remains a challenge. In 2013, the tourism ministry surveyed 80 foreign people who experienced the ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 03/01/18 / 2018-01 ... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 56 km N of Chichi-shima, Japan (35 miles). Exact location of event, depth 31.07 km, 142.276° East, 27.5921° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 31.07 km (19 miles). Exact time ... ( read original story ...)

About 3,700 people gather at Kobe East Park in Kobe, Japan on Wednesday morning for an event titled "1.17 meeting" to remember the Great Hanshin Earthquake. The quake occurred on Jan. 17, 1995, and ultimately claimed 6,434 lives. This year marked the 23rd ... ( read original story ...)