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4 days ago · January 1, 2024 - A powerful earthquake struck central Japan’s west coast on Monday, triggering evacuations, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flights and rail services.
4 days ago · 0:00 / 1:54. 1X. The mayor of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Wednesday stressed the need for the swift demolition of buildings damaged in the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake in the prefecture. In ...
5 days ago · A total of 3018 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of Yamagata, Japan in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 301 earthquakes per year, or 25 per month. On average an earthquake will hit near Yamagata roughly every 1 days.
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 ...
4 days ago · Map. A magnitude-5.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Hokkaido at around 09:47 May 11. The epicenter was about 116 km (72 miles) southeast of Hiroo. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), and light shaking was probably felt in central and eastern Hokkaido.
3 days ago · The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake is the deadliest earthquake on record, having killed about 830,000 people. The earthquake struck on the morning of January 23, 1556, in Shaanxi, China during the rule of the Ming Dynasty in the 16th century. The fact that most of the population in the region lived in artificial caves in loess cliffs called yaodongs ...
17 hours ago · 5.0–5.9. 569. 4.0–4.9. 4,860. ← 2023. This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
