Earthquake in northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning – JMA

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 hit northeastern Japan on Thursday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the 9:11 a.m. (0011 GMT) quake ... ( read original story ...)

Japan earthquake – northern Japan & Tokyo

Japan's public broadcaster with the news (NHK) Northern Japan quake, felt in Tokyo There has been no tsunami alert issued, said to be no tsunami threat Magnitude 5.6 quake says NHK, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says magnitude 5.8, hit Honshu (Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.1 mag was detected near Naze in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Naze in Japan on Thursday. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/17 / 2017-06-28 15:44:21 / June 28, 2017 @ 3:44 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, earthquakes are just a day in the park

KOBE, Japan — Somehow, it’s not surprising that the country that gave us Godzilla and elevated fake food to a fine art has also found a way to make earthquake preparedness entertaining. Guided by the philosophy that experience is the best teacher ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake kills at least two in Philippines

TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES – A strong earthquake damaged a power plant, caused landslides and cracked buildings and roads in the central Philippines, injuring scores of people and cutting off outlying villages. An east-central area of the archipelago was ... ( read original story ...)

NZ, US and Japanese scientists research earthquakes off Bay coast

Scientists have been researching earthquakes and tsunamis off the coast of Hawke's Bay as part of a national project. Scientists from New Zealand, United States of America and Japan have spent the last week gathering data from the seafloor off the coast of ... ( read original story ...)

‘Gloomy Japan’ highlights a loss of hope

Genda thinks the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, played a big part in recalibrating people’s views on what is important. If that’s true, it may be something good that has come from that disaster. Natural Selections covers issues related ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.2 mag strikes near Ryugasaki in Japan

A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Ryugasaki in Japan on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.43 km (46 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20009pal. Unique identifier: us20009pal. ( read original story ...)