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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.
A non-tropical low formed about 700 km (430 mi) north-northwest of Wake Island at around 00:00 UTC on July 18, 2017, [4] which transitioned into a tropical depression about one day later. [5] In the afternoon of July 19, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began issuing tropical cyclone warnings on the system, expecting a tropical storm ...
Nankai, Japan: 684 Hakuhō earthquake, Nankai earthquake: Earthquake: The first recorded tsunami in Japan struck on 29 November 684 AD off the coast of the Kii, Shikoku, and Awaji region. The earthquake, estimated at a magnitude of 8.4, [43] was followed by a large tsunami, but there are no estimates of the number of deaths. [59]
Ten years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, much has been achieved in disaster-hit areas ...
Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation, but a tsunami warning of the magnitude of Monday's had not been issued since a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant in March 2011.
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting an official warning to residents to evacuate affected coastal areas as soon as possible.
Eruption, Earthquake, and Tsunami 21 May 1792: Mount Unzen, Kyūshū: A major eruption at Mt Unzen triggered an earthquake, causing Unzen's east flank to collapse, triggering a tsunami in the Ariake Sea. 13,000 + 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami: Earthquake and Tsunami 24 Apr 1771: Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island: 7,273: Mino–Owari earthquake ...
Japan issued a Tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan on New Year's Day.