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- Multiple people have been killed after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of Japan on Monday, according to local authorities. Roads and buildings were damaged, transport and communication services have been disrupted, and officials warned of power outages for tens of thousands of homes.
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Aug 9, 2024 · The Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) warning is the first issued under new rules drawn up after a 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster killed around 18,500 people. WHAT DOES THE...
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Aug 8, 2024 · Japan has - for the first time - issued a warning about an increased risk of a "major earthquake" striking in the near future. The advisory was issued on Thursday night local time, telling...
Jan 3, 2024 · A series of powerful earthquakes has hit western Japan, leaving at least 62 people dead. Rescue efforts continued Wednesday to get out those trapped beneath collapsed buildings.
Jan 1, 2024 · The power of the magnitude 7.5 quake in Japan can be seen in just how much the ground moved. It rose up by more than 4m (13ft) in places and moved sideways by over a metre.
Aug 8, 2024 · Metre-high waves are already slamming into shorelines in Japan's Kyushu and Shikoku islands, after an earthquake hit off the country's south. Authorities put regions on alert for a possible...
Jan 2, 2024 · Within 40 minutes, the first tsunamis were coming ashore, crashing over sea walls and sweeping away towns and villages for hundreds of kilometres along Japan's north-east coast, all carried on...
