The huge earthquake hit the Sea of Japan coast, rattling the same part of the country where a huge tremor on New Year’s Day. Breaking News: Earthquake Of 6.0 Magnitude Hits Central Japan Tokyo: A massive earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit central Japan on Tuesday, causing strong tremors across the country, the Japan Meteorological Agency … Read more
Tokyo: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that flattened parts of central Japan on January 1 passed 200 on Tuesday, with just over 100 still unaccounted for, authorities said. The 7.5 magnitude quake destroyed and toppled buildings, caused fires and knocked out infrastructure on the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s main island Honshu just as … Read more
Suzu, Japan: The death count from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has jumped to 161 from 128 overnight, authorities said Monday as snow complicated rescue efforts. The number of people unaccounted for fell to 103 from 195, according to authorities in the central Ishikawa region hit by the 7.5-magnitude quake. The shock waves toppled buildings, … Read more
In the massive earthquake, several buildings crumbled, fires broke out, and tsunami warnings were sent as far away as eastern Russia, following the earthquake, whereas people in Japan’s coastal areas were ordered to evacuate. At the Shika nuclear power facility in Ishikawa Prefecture, there was a blast and a burning stench, according to the Nuclear … Read more
Japan lies in the seismically-active Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is prone to severe earthquakes which have devastated the island nation several times during its history. Representative Image Japan Earthquake: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kuril Islands on Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The epicentre of the earthquake was found to … Read more