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3 days ago · Earthquake Information. ... May 25, 2024. 22:23 Central Oita Pref. Magnitude 3.1 Strongest intensity 3. Focus / Depth / Scale Central Oita Pref. / 10 km / M 3.1 ... The NHK WORLD-JAPAN app is ...
Mar 17, 2022 · The quake hit around 12:30 a.m. local time (11:30 a.m. ET) off the coast of Fukushima, north of the capital Tokyo. It was originally designated a 7.3-magnitude quake, but was upgraded to 7.4 on ...
Jan 17, 1995 · The Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster of 1995 was one of the worst in Japan’s history, killing 6,433 people and causing more than $100 billion in damages. On January 17, 1995, a major earthquake struck near the city of Kobe, Japan, killing more than 6,000 and making more than 45,000 people homeless. Japan is where four major tectonic plates ...
Mag 9.1. On Mar 11, 2011 14:46. The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near Japan occurred on Jan 1, 2024 16:10 local time (Asia/Tokyo timezone). It had a magnitude of 7.5 and struck 88 kilometers (55 mi) north of Toyama, at a depth of 10 km. Discover more strong earthquakes near Japan in the list below.
Jan 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. The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of ...
The March 11, 2011, M 9.1 Tohoku earthquake, which occurred near the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan, resulted from shallow thrust faulting on the subduction zone plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates. At the location of this earthquake, the Pacific plate moves roughly westward relative to the North America plate at a ...
Jan 3, 2024 · The Japan Meteorological Agency reported 21 earthquakes registering 4.0 magnitude or stronger striking central Japan in a span of just over an hour and a half. One quake was an estimated 7.6 ...
