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1. www.bbc.com › news › liveJapan earthquake latest: 48 confirmed dead with homes ... - BBC

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   Jan 1, 2024 · BBC. Summary. The number of people killed in a powerful earthquake in Japan which caused homes to collapse and triggered tsunami warnings is now known to be 48. Japan's prime minister,...

2. apnews.com › article › japan-earthquake-tsunamiJapan earthquakes: At least 62 dead. Follow latest updates ...

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   Jan 3, 2024 · Updated 8:22 PM PDT, January 2, 2024. SUZU, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead as rescue workers fought Wednesday to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

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   How many people died in Japan's New Year's Day earthquake?

   • A man looks at debris left on the streets of the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 6, 2024 [JIJI Press via AFP] The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has now exceeded 100, as rescuers and residents have been sifting through the rubble to recover bodies.

   Japan earthquake death toll crosses 100 | News | Al Jazeera

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   How many people are still missing after Japan's quake?

   • Hopes have dimmed to find survivors following the country’s deadliest earthquake in nearly eight years. But the authorities said on Saturday that more than 200 people are still missing. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast destroyed infrastructure, leaving 23,000 homes without power in the Hokuriku region.

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   Is Japan a quake zone?

   • The short answer is: very. Japan is located in one of the most active earthquake zones on earth. The Philippine plate and the Pacific plate are moving towards the much bigger continental Eurasian and North American plates. The movement can be up to around 9cm each year.

   48 dead as Japan earthquake leaves homes flattened and roads torn ap…

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   Why did Japan drop its highest-level tsunami alert?

   • Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes. SUZU, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead as rescue workers fought Wednesday to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

   Japan earthquakes: At least 62 dead. Follow latest updates | AP News

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 2016_Fukushima_earthquake2016 Fukushima earthquake - Wikipedia

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   The 2016 Fukushima earthquake struck Japan east-southeast of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture at 05:59 JST on November 22 (20:59 Nov 21 UTC) with depth of 11.4 km (7.1 mi). The shock had a maximum intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli scale .

   • Local date: November 22, 2016
   • Local time: 05:59:49 JST

   • UTC time: 2016-11-21 20:59:49
   • Magnitude: 7.4'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000004-QINU`"'Mw

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1960_Valdivia_earthquake1960 Valdivia earthquake - Wikipedia

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   1,000–6,000 [5] The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake ( Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale. [1] It occurred in the afternoon (19:11 GMT, 15:11 local ...

   • Casualties: 1,000–6,000
   • Magnitude: 9.4–9.6 '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000004-QINU`"'Mw

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     (2011) Hear an eyewitness describe Japan's 8.9 magnitude earthquake

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7. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2024/1/6Japan earthquake death toll crosses 100 | News | Al Jazeera

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   Jan 6, 2024 · 6 Jan 2024. The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has now exceeded 100, as rescuers and residents have been sifting through the rubble to recover bodies. Hopes have...

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Disaster_Prevention_DayDisaster Prevention Day - Wikipedia

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   Disaster Prevention Day. A bus stop in Shinonome, Tokyo, with a poster for Disaster Prevention Day in September 2015. In Japan, September 1 is Disaster Prevention Day (防災の日, bousai no hi). This day commemorates the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and is a day on which disaster preparations are taken nationwide, especially in the Kantō ...

9. www.theguardian.com › world › liveJapan earthquake news – as it happened: highest-level tsunami ...

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Most of Japan’s 54 reactors have been offline since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake and devastating tsunami. Share Updated at 05.21 EST