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Sep 10, 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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- 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...
- An earthquake and tsunami led to power loss in the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Without power, the cooling systems failed in three reactors, and their...
- Immediately after the Fukushima accident in 2011, radiation levels increased in food, water, and the ocean near the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Becaus...
- 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...
Sep 9, 2024 · Fukushima prefecture, Japan. On March 11, 2011, the prefecture was struck by a severe earthquake (magnitude 9.0) centred offshore to the northeast in the Pacific.
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Sep 13, 2024 · First-ever Mega-quake Advisory: What Can Be Learned From Confusion. Delays in rescue are said to have been a serious problem in the January 1st quake that hit the Noto Peninsula in Japan....
Aug 23, 2024 · The first seven months of 2024 have been so eventful, it’s easy to forget that the year started off with a magnitude 7.5 earthquake centered beneath Japan’s Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day. The earthquake killed more than 280 people and damaged more than 83,000 homes.
2 days ago · Find all latest earthquakes in or near Japan in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Japan, find out which quakes are happening right now! In the past 24 hours, Japan has had 16 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.7: Latest Quakes in or near Japan: Today: 16 ...
Sep 7, 2024 · Atsuma, Hokkaido, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Bereaved families and others on Saturday prayed for those killed in a powerful earthquake that left 44 people dead in the northernmost Japan prefecture...
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6 days ago · Although some people were rescued from the rubble in the first several days following the main shock and tsunami, most of the relief work involved the recovery of bodies, including hundreds that began washing ashore in several areas after having been swept out to sea.
