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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 ...
List of earthquakes in Japan. Earthquakes M5.5+ around Japan (1900–2016) M7.0–7.9=163 EQs, M8.0+=14 EQs. [1] This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter magnitude scale ( ML) or the ...
Jan 1, 2024 · A succession of 30 earthquakes, each registering between 4 to 6.2, hit central Japan in the span of just 90 minutes on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
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Jan 1, 2024 · 1 Jan 2024 06.26 EST. Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, has published footage of damage in parts of the country in the aftermath of the earthquakes. Tsunami waves have already reached the coast ...
Jan 1, 2024 · 1 Jan 2024 12.38 EST. Gavin Blair. A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan’s western coastline, triggering waves over a metre high and prompting tsunami alerts and warnings for people to ...
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 Japan at a depth of around 46 ...
Jan 1, 2024 · Most of Japan’s 54 reactors have been offline since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake and devastating tsunami. Share Updated at 05.21 EST
