Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This earthquake generated massive tsunamis measuring up to 41 meters in height, the highest in Japan. [18] It swept through the Kantō Plain, destroying towns and cities. The tsunami also caused a series of catastrophic nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant shortly after. In all, an estimated 20,000 people lost their ...
The earthquake had a depth of 47.3 km or 66 km and a maximum intensity of VI (Strong) or Shindo 5 upper. [30] According to the Japan Meteorological Survey, the earthquake would not be considered an aftershock of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake as such announcements had ceased as of April 1 of 2021. [31]
Footage captured by Japanese broadcaster NHK shows the moment the 7.5 earthquake struck the Ishikawa province on New Year's Day. Japan has since issued a major tsunami warning for its northern ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered in waters off the eastern coast of Japan's southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 30 kilometers ...
The 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake damaged some buildings and caused landslides on Raoul Island, [122] it also triggered a tsunami warning for New Zealand. [123] Tsunami heights have been around 35–40 cm (14–16 in) at East Cape and around 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in) at Great Barrier Island ; 64 cm (25 in) waves were reported in Norfolk ...
A large earthquake shook Kyushu, Japan, just after 9 p.m. local time Monday night, triggering a tsunami advisory for Japan's southeast coast. The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about ...
Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...
It struck the provinces along the coast of the Tōkai region, causing serious damage and triggering a tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami combined killed 1,223 people, with injuries reported to have affected 20,000 people or more. [43] January 13, 1945: 6.8 M L: 1,180 + 1,126 missing: 1945 Mikawa earthquake: 三河地震: Mikawa Jishin: Mikawa Bay