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4 days ago · Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,200 quakes on average per year in Japan. Japan has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
4 days ago · The section of the Jōban Line between Tomioka and Namie, which extends through the exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, closed in the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. After some major repairs, the section reopened on 14 March 2020 after 9 years without service.
2 days ago · 5.0–5.9. 524. 4.0–4.9. 4,384. ← 2023. This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
4 days ago · 2020 Kep building collapse Kep, Cambodia: Tourist guesthouse under construction 36 dead, 26 injured: 2020 Palmerah West Jakarta four-story building collapse Jakarta, Indonesia: Building 11 injured: 2020 Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel: Quanzhou, Fujian, China Hotel 29 dead 2020 Caprigliola bridge collapse: Caprigliola, Tuscany, Italy Bridge 2 ...
4 days ago · Yokohama ( Japanese: 横浜, pronounced [jokohama] ⓘ) is the second-largest city in Japan by population [1] and by area, and the country's most populous municipality. [a] It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the ...
5 days ago · A total of 169 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 186 mi (300 km) of San Diego, California in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 16 earthquakes per year, or 1 per month. On average an earthquake will hit near San Diego roughly every 21 days. A relatively large number of earthquakes occurred ...
6 days ago · 205-1000 series: 4-car JR-West sets that formerly ran on Hanwa Line. Currently runs on Nara Line. 205-1000 series: 2-car JR East sets rebuilt from former 205–0 series cars, used on the Nambu Branch Line. 205-1100 series: 3-car sets rebuilt from former 205–0 series cars, introduced on the Tsurumi Line from 25 August 2004 [1] 205-1200 series ...
