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Tōnankai earthquakes
- The Tōnankai earthquakes are major megathrust earthquakes that affect the Tōnankai region (Southeastern Sea) of Japan, between the Tōkai region (Eastern Sea) and Nankaidō (Southern Sea Circuit) region, and are caused by ruptures in the Tōnankai zone of the Nankai megathrust, specifically segments C and/or D.
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The Tōnankai earthquakes are major megathrust earthquakes that affect the Tōnankai region (Southeastern Sea) of Japan, between the Tōkai region (Eastern Sea) and Nankaidō (Southern Sea Circuit) region, and are caused by ruptures in the Tōnankai zone of the Nankai megathrust, specifically segments C and/or D.
Mar 11, 2011 · Japanese geologists have long forecast a huge earthquake along a major plate boundary southwest of Tokyo, and have poured enormous resources into monitoring the faint traces of strain building in...
Mar 24, 2011 · Such a quake would be the next iteration of the so-called Tokai earthquake, which recurred previously in 1498, 1605, 1707, and 1854. Seismologists have estimated it would be in the neighborhood...
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Earthquakes can cause severe damage to buildings and other infrastructures, such as water and power outages, and can significantly hinder transportation systems. Earthquakes may even lead to tsunamis in coastal areas, while also increasing volcanic activity. Though most urban buildings have been constructed to meet the latest safety standards, wood...
Japan is the most seismically active country in the world and experiences about 1,500 earthquakes annually, although the majority of them are barely felt. Instead of the commonly used Richter Scale, Japan applies the shindoscale, which measures the strength of an earthquake by 10 different levels – from 0 to 7, with 5 and 6 being divided into “uppe...
During the Tohoku Earthquake, social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, and LINE played a huge part in helping to confirm the safety of family and friends, while Skype allowed verbal communication. NTT’s Disaster Message Service is an analog method but useful when data and Wi-FI connections are down, due to too many people accessing the...
For a list of emergency contact numbers, check out the Contact Info During Emergenciesguide.The MegaNet is Japan’s only network of multilingual radio stations, serving 10 languages (English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Tagalog, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish, Portuguese, and French) and b...On television, NHK (Channel 1) is Japan’s national public broadcasting organization and provides news at the top of every hour. NHK Radio 1 can be accessed at 594 AM.The weather forecast and weather information can be heard by dialing 177 on the phone (in Japanese only).Most Japanese phones have Earthquake Early Warnings pre-installed; it has been said that the warnings saved many lives during the Tohoku Earthquake. Though most tend to come around 10 seconds before the tremors start, those seconds could very well be the difference between life and death. The following are useful smartphone apps for earthquakes whi...
Jan 2, 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.
Mar 21, 2024 · The quake struck around 9:08 a.m., with its focus in southern Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan at a depth of around 46 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Tochigi and Saitama prefectures, 4 in Ibaraki and 3 in Tokyo, the agency said.
