Search results
Jan 2, 2024 · Major earthquakes have hit Japan, leaving at least 55 people dead and emergency services facing a "battle against time" to rescue those who could be trapped under rubble. All tsunami warnings have ...
Jan 1, 2024 · Japan issued a Tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan on New Year's Day. ... Tsunami warnings had been issued in the wake of the quakes in Ishikawa as well as ...
- 2 min
- Arata Yamamoto,Larissa Gao,Corky Siemaszko
Jan 1, 2024 · Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation. In March 2011, a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant . The latest warning was the first time since the 2011 disaster that a ...
Apr 3, 2024 · The quake struck at a depth of 15.5km, just as people were heading to work and school, setting off a tsunami warning for southern Japan and the Philippines that was later lifted.
Mar 16, 2022 · On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima nuclear disaster began after an earthquake with a magnitude of nearly 9.0 struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island. The tsunami it unleashed tore ...
- 52 sec
- Motoko Rich
Jan 2, 2024 · The quake was felt in a wide area from Hokkaido in northern Japan to Kyushu in the country's southwest. Tsunami warnings and advisories were issued for prefectures on the Sea of Japan side. The earthquake's focus was around 30 kilometers east-northeast of Wajima, with a provisional depth of 16 km, according to the weather agency.
Jan 1, 2024 · But the country is haunted by the memory of a massive 9.0-magnitude undersea quake off northeastern Japan in March 2011, which triggered a tsunami that left around 18,500 people dead or missing.
