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Jan 1, 2024 · BBC. Summary. The number of people killed in a powerful earthquake in Japan which caused homes to collapse and triggered tsunami warnings is now known to be 48. Japan's prime minister,...
Jan 1, 2024 · By YURI KAGEYAMA. Updated 3:03 PM PDT, January 1, 2024. TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one following a series of major earthquakes Monday but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come.
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Jan 2, 2024 · Updated Jan. 1, 2024 11:59 pm ET. Share. Resize. Listen. (2 min) Waves up to 4-feet tall were recorded on Japan’s west coast after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday. Television and...
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Mar 17, 2022 · March 17, 2022. A powerful earthquake rattles buildings in Tokyo and prompts a tsunami warning along the northeastern coast of Japan. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com.
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Mar 21, 2024 · An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit areas near Tokyo on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties, the weather agency and local authorities said. The quake struck around 9:08 a.m., with its focus in southern Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern….
Mar 16, 2022 · TOKYO — More than an hour after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, a small tsunami, with waves measuring about eight inches, hit the Port of...
Jan 3, 2024 · Japan lowers tsunami warning after a series of earthquakes but tells people to stay away from coast. Of the deaths, 29 were counted in Wajima city, while 22 people died in Suzu, according to Ishikawa Prefectural authorities. Dozens of people have been seriously injured, including in nearby prefectures.
