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A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, immediately triggering tsunami ...
Aftershocks rattled Japan on Tuesday after at least 62 people were killed in a powerful earthquake on the western coast that flattened buildings and triggered tsunami warnings. On Monday afternoon ...
Police search for victims in the ruins of a building in Asaichi-dori street, which burned down due to a fire following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 7, 2024.
Earthquake-prone Japan is hugely advanced in monitoring what happens when the ground shakes. That's why it can make such precise measurements.
A 7.1 earthquake hit southwest Japan, according to USGS. It was recorded about 15 miles deep, 12 miles southeast of Miyazaki.
Japan is prone to earthquakes, with many fault lines and volcanoes. A massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011 caused widespread damage in northeastern Japan.
The caption reads: “March 11, 2011 — the day Japan was shaken by one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. A Japanese Coast ...
The Rybachiy base, located in the Russian Far East, was reportedly damaged after the region was struck by one of the largest earthquakes recorded in the world ...