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Apr 18, 2024 · As part of the Pacific “ring of fire,” Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone areas. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 devastated large areas along Japan’s northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdowns.
May 5, 2024 · Focus / Depth / Scale Bungo-Suido Channel / 40 km / M 3.9 North latitude / East longitude 33.2 degrees / 132.4 degrees. No tsunami threat from the quake.
Apr 18, 2024 · A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 devastated large areas along Japan's northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Millions of people are on high alert after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Japan with scenes of rubble in the street.. The quake's epicenter was located in the Bungo Channel, which separates the ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocked western Japan late Wednesday night. No tsunami was triggered. The tremor struck at around 11:14 p.m. It was strongest in the Shikoku region's Ehime and Kochi ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · M6.6 quake hits western Japan, no tsunami. Wednesday, April 17, 9:57. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit western Japan on Wednesday night. Officials say there was no tsunami. Chief Cabinet Secretary ...
Apr 17, 2024 · APRIL 17, 2024 17:31. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the earthquake was Bungo ...
