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Japanese Urged To Avoid Panic Buying After Megaquake Fear Spreads

August 10, 2024 admin

In Tokyo, some residents were ramping up their disaster preparedness. Tokyo: Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities. In its first such advisory, the weather agency said a huge earthquake was more likely in the aftermath…

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Japan’s ‘megaquake‘ warning | Explained

August 9, 2024 admin

A house is seen collapsed in Oosaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan Friday, August 9, 2024, following Thursday’s powerful earthquake. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible “megaquake” one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people – although they stress the warning does not mean…

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Japan’s ‘megaquake‘ warning | Explained

August 9, 2024 admin

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A powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued

August 8, 2024 admin

People take shelter outside building following an earthquake in Miyazaki, western Japan on August 8, 2024. Photo: Kyodo News via AP A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on August 8, triggering a tsunami advisory. Residents were urged to stay away from the coastline, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious…

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Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert

April 4, 2024 admin

Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. | Photo Credit: via Reuters A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’s Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, whose epicentre had a depth of 40 kilometres…

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Buildings Tilted, Bridges Swaying As Taiwan Hit By Massive Earthquake

April 3, 2024 admin

Videos that have surfaced online show several buildings swaying due to the tremors. New Delhi: A massive earthquake hit Taiwan today, killing four people and injuring at least 60, and triggering tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines. Dramatic visuals on social media show buildings shaking, bridges swaying and people scrambling for cover. According to…

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Earthquake Hits Taiwan: In pictures | Taiwan rocked by strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years

April 3, 2024 admin

At least four people were killed and nearly 60 injured on April 3 by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as the island lies near the junction of two tectonic plates,…

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Strongest Earthquake In 25 Years Hits Taiwan, Tsunami Warning Issued

April 3, 2024 admin

Japan issues tsunami alert for its southern islands. Tokyo: A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s east on Wednesday morning, prompting tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan and the Philippines. The quake hit just before 8:00am local time (0000 GMT), with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) putting the…

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Japan suspends Fukushima water release after quake as precaution

March 15, 2024 admin

This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings TEPCO began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Japan on Monday, March 11, 2024, marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and…

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Japan’s Fukushima

March 14, 2024 admin

People throw leaves with messages written on them into the sea for the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan. | Photo Credit: AFP An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit eastern Japan early on March 15 (Japan local time), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was…

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