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Feb 20, 2023 · A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck. The quake registered an intensity of 3 on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7. No tsunami threat from the quake. Mito City, Tsuchiura City, Ishioka...
Apr 28, 2024 · Natural disasters. NIKKEI Film: How people survived an earthquake in Japan. Examining the Noto tsunami through location data and personal accounts. Nikkei staff writers April 28, 2024 12:23...
May 17, 2024 · Fukushima accident, disaster that occurred in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi (‘Number One’) nuclear power plant on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, which was caused by a severe earthquake and powerful series of tsunami waves and was the second worst nuclear power accident in history.
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- What was the Fukushima accident?The Fukushima accident was an accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi (“Number One”) nuclear power plant in Japan. It is the second worst nuclear...
- How did the Fukushima accident happen?An earthquake and tsunami led to power loss in the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Without power, the cooling systems failed in three reactors, and their...
- What happened after the Fukushima accident?Immediately after the Fukushima accident in 2011, radiation levels increased in food, water, and the ocean near the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Becaus...
- Did anyone die as a result of the Fukushima accident?Nobody died as a direct result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. However, in 2018 one worker in charge of measuring radiation at the plant died of...
6 days ago · TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, Japan's ...
May 13, 2024 · Earthquakes, storms, floods and more: Japan's public broadcaster has the latest articles and videos about disasters in Asia and beyond.
2 days ago · Event. A magnitude-5.4 offshore earthquake occurred near the Izu Islands at around 06:17 Oct. 9. The epicenter was about 552 km (342 miles) south of Shimoda, Japan. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), and light shaking was probably felt in parts of the Izu and Ogasawara islands. There have been no initial reports of damage ...
May 18, 2024 · J1 has designed programs that monitor the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system as well as XML data in order to get early and then detailed information on earthquakes and tsunami that takes place throughout Japan.
