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On 17 June 2017, a landslide measuring 300 m × 1,100 m (980 ft × 3,610 ft) fell about 1,000 m (3,280 ft) into Karrat Fjord, generating a megatsunami that hit Nuugaatsiaq. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Initially it was unclear if the landslide was caused by a small earthquake (magnitude 4), [ 2 ] [ 5 ] but later it was confirmed that the landslide had ...
Another warning was issued at 7:26 JST and more prefectures were included in this warning. Two more tsunami announcements were made at 8:09 and 9:46 and then all tsunami warnings were released for all forecast zones at 12:50. [16] Some of the forecasted wave heights were surpassed by those observed and the reverse also happened.
[11] [12] The design basis accident for an earthquake was between 0.42 g (4.15 m/s 2) and 0.52 g (5.12 m/s 2) and for a tsunami was 5.2 m. [11] All four units were automatically shut down ( scram ) immediately after the earthquake, [ 2 ] and the diesel engines were started to power the reactor cooling. [ 13 ]
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported more than a dozen strong quakes in the Japan Sea off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures starting shortly after 4 p.m. local time.
Tsunami warnings had been issued in the wake of the quakes in Ishikawa as well as the coastal prefectures of Niigata and Toyama, where 33,000 buildings had lost power as of 6 p.m. (4 a.m. ET ...
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.
J-Alert (Japanese: J－ALERT/Jアラート, romanized: J Arāto; full name 全国瞬時警報システム, Zenkoku Shunji Keihō Shisutemu, 'National Early Warning System') is the early warning system used in Japan. J-Alert was launched in February 2007. [1]
It is reported to be the worst confirmed mass-murder incident in Japan's post-war history [12] and the worst building fire in Japan's history since the Myojo 56 building fire in 2001. 32: Hotel New Japan Fire: Fire: 8 Feb 1982: Tokyo: A fire at the Hotel New Japan located in Tokyo's Akasaka District killed 32 and injured at least 60 30: Tsuyama ...