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A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, immediately triggering tsunami ...
A Kansas man was on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan when one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded put the area ...
Aftershocks rattled Japan on Tuesday after at least 62 people were killed in a powerful earthquake on the western coast that flattened buildings and triggered tsunami warnings. On Monday afternoon ...
The earthquake's magnitude of 7.6 is the largest recorded in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture since records began in 1885, Japan's Meteorological Agency says.
Japan is an extremely earthquake-prone country. In March 2011, a major quake and subsequent tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and caused meltdowns at a nearby nuclear power plant.
Police search for victims in the ruins of a building in Asaichi-dori street, which burned down due to a fire following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 7, 2024.
Japan is prone to earthquakes, with many fault lines and volcanoes. A massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011 caused widespread damage in northeastern Japan.
The caption reads: “March 11, 2011 — the day Japan was shaken by one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. A Japanese Coast ...
A massive 8.8 magnitude Russian earthquake triggered a rash of volcanic action. Russian seismologists report seven volcanoes on Kamchatka Peninsula showing activity. One volcano just erupted for the ...