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Oct 8, 2021 · People wait for taxis in front of JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo early Friday morning, as train services were disrupted following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in the region. (Kyodo News via Getty Images)
Officials say rescuers are desperately searching through rubble ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes ...
May 26, 2023 · Published 5:09 AM PDT, May 26, 2023. TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered off the east coast of Chiba Peninsula at a depth of 44.5 kilometers (28 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Jan 1, 2024 · Here's a round up of what we know: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on 1 January just after 16:00 local time. The number of people killed from the quake currently stands at 48. Homes and ...
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….
Jan 1, 2024 · A powerful earthquake struck central Japan at 4:10 p.m.; on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some areas on its west coast, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flights and rail services to the affected region. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of around….
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa addressed a conference shortly after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit north-central Japan, confirming that no damage had been reported at the country's nuclear power plants, local media house NHK reported.
