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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,...
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 28, 2024 · KYODO, STAFF REPORT. Jan 28, 2024. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other surrounding areas on Sunday morning but there was no danger of a...
- The Japan Times
Jan 1, 2024 · Buildings collapse, trapping residents, and fires break out but tsunami warning lowered after series of major earthquakes in Japan. Japan issues tsunami warnings for west coast after...
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Oct 8, 2021 · Oct 8, 2021. Tokyo and surrounding prefectures were jolted by a strong earthquake on Thursday night, leaving more than 20 people injured and bringing the strongest shaking to the capital's...
- The Japan Times
Oct 8, 2021 · (JiJi Press/AFP via Getty Images) A powerful magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night, injuring more than 30 people, damaging underground water pipes and halting trains...
May 11, 2023 · TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake shook Japan’s capital, Tokyo, and surrounding areas on Thursday, injuring several people and causing minor damage, officials and media said. The quake had a 5.4 magnitude and its epicenter was in Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
