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3 days ago · In a study appearing today in Science Advances, the researchers report that episodes of heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan. The study is the first to show that climate conditions could initiate some quakes.
3 days ago · Seismic speed. Since late 2020, hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken up Japan's Noto Peninsula -- a finger of land that curves north from the country's main island into the Sea of Japan.
2 days ago · A new theory suggests that heavy snowfall could be a factor in triggering swarms of earthquakes — evidence that what’s happening on and above the Earth’s surface may play a role in events ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Tuesday marks eight years since a second massive earthquake hit Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. The tremor, with an intensity of seven on Japan's seismic scale of zero to...
Apr 18, 2024 · Apr 18, 2024. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake, measuring a lower 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Shikoku island on Wednesday night, but authorities reported no...
Apr 30, 2024 · A total of 2950 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of Tokyo, Japan in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 295 earthquakes per year, or 24 per month. On average an earthquake will hit near Tokyo roughly every 1 days.
Apr 29, 2024 · In the past 48 hours, Japan has had 59 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.5: See all recent quakes in or near Japan in the past 48 hours, updated every minute. Strongest today: Mag.3.4 Japan: SW SHIZUOKA PREF | Strongest past week: Mag.4.8 54 km SE of Koseda, Japan | Strongest past month: Mag.6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
