For Japan, earthquakes are an existential matter

I’m still not able to process these emotions.” Aoki says ground displacement of similar scale — or perhaps even larger — was detected during the 1999 Jiji Earthquake that slammed Taiwan. In Japan, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan: M4.8 Earthquake Strikes Tokyo

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck the Kanto Region, with its epicenter at a depth of 80 km in Tokyo Bay at 8:59 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, measuring 4 in central Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan warns of economic impact of Noto earthquake

TOKYO: The New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 in Japan's Noto peninsula is likely to have a lasting impact on the economy and requires "full attention", a government report showed on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Earthquake Moved Coastline 820 Feet

The New Year's Day earthquake rocked Japan so significantly that the country's coastline shifted by as much as 820 feet, more than the length of two US football fields. The 7.6 magnitude January 1 ... ( read original story ...)