University of Shizuoka Announces New Study on 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence to Encourage Reconfirming Earthquake Preparedness on Regular Basis

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 08:16:00 +0200AsiaOne (en)

SHIZUOKA, Japan June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Kazu Z. Nanjo , Leader of Division for Earthquake Prediction Research, Global Center for Asia and Regional Research, and Associate Professor of University of Shizuoka, Japan , announced that a new paper on the July 2019 earthquake sequence in....

City of Zagreb Struck by Yet Another Moderate Earthquake

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:55:00 +0200total-croatia-news (en)

June 17, 2020 - We've almost gotten over our anxieties over the numerous earthquakes that hit Zagreb in 2020, but yet another one of them hit us today. The major earthquakes which hit Zagreb on March 22, 2020, have wreaked havoc in the city centre, and have been followed by numerous aftershocks.

The City of Zagreb Struck by a Yet Another Moderate Earthquake

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:38:00 +0200total-croatia-news (en)

June 17, 2020 - We've almost gotten over our anxieties over the numerous earthquakes that hit Zagreb in 2020, but yet another one of them hit us today. The major earthquakes which hit Zagreb on March 22, 2020, have wreaked havoc in the city center, and have been followed by numerous aftershocks.

Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 4159: Hardware Acceleration of Tsunami Wave Propagation Modeling in the Southern Part of Japan

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:46:00 +0200mdpi (en)

In order to speed up the calculation of tsunami wave propagation, the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) microchip is used. This makes it possible to achieve valuable performance gain with a modern regular personal computer. The two half-step MacCormack scheme was used herein for numerical approximation of the shallow water system.

Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude quake hits Japan

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 04:24:00 +0200uniindia (en)

Russia’s North Kuril islands hit by magnitude 5 5 earthquake – Seismologists Argentina not thinking about restarting football, says minister Beijing reports 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Ghana's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases....

Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 1924: Deep Learning-Based Identification of Collapsed, Non-Collapsed and Blue Tarp-Covered Buildings from Post-Disaster Aerial Images

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:38:00 +0200mdpi (en)

A methodology for the automated identification of building damage from post-disaster aerial images was developed based on convolutional neural network (CNN) and building damage inventories. The aerial images and the building damage data obtained in the 2016 Kumamoto, and the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquakes were analyzed.

Strong quake hits Japan coast

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:21:00 +0200manilastandard-ph (en)

There were no immediate reports of injury or damage caused by the earthquake; its epicentre was 135 kilometres northwest of Naze, Japan . The quake, which USGS originally recorded as a 6.7-magnitude temblor, was relatively deep at 160 kilometres. Japan’s Kyodo News agency reported that the earthquake....

The black hole through which the virus sneaked | The coronavirus crisis

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 08:01:00 +0200theunionjournal (en)

The first person to die of coronavirus in Spain was a 69-year-old man who had traveled to Nepal and died in the ICU of the Arnau hospital in Vilanova (Valencia) on February 13. But the cause of his death was not known until March 3. During the 15 days following his death, one of the […]

6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 05:33:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

TOKYO, June 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off the northwest coast of the Amamioshima Island of Japan 's Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 0:51 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 28.

14 June 2020 - Strong Earthquake in Ryukyu Islands, Japan on 14 June 2020 at 11.51pm

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 05:05:00 +0200met-my (en)

Our Ref.: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.16(71) PRESS RELEASE Strong Earthquake in Ryukyu Islands, Japan A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred near Ryukyu Islands, Japan at 11:51pm (Malaysian Local Time) on 13 June 2020 . The epicentre of the earthquake was located at latitude 28.

6.6-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan: USGS

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 04:31:00 +0200inquirer (en)

TOKYO, Japan – A strong but deep 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southwest Japan early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage caused by the earthquake; its epicentre was 135 kilometres (84 miles) northwest of Naze, Japan.

Quakes strike off coast of Japan, Taiwan

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 04:24:00 +0200BangkokPost (en)

A strong but deep 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southwest Japan early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage caused by the earthquake; its epicentre was 135 kilometres northwest of Naze, Japan. The quake, which USGS originally recorded as a 6.

6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japanese Coast

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 04:24:00 +0200channelstv (en)

FILE: Earthquake refugees gather at a water source on a street of Kobe’s Nada area on February 16, 1995 following the Great Hanshin Earthquake nearly one month ago. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP. A strong but deep 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southwest Japan early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Strong quake hits Ryukyu islands

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 03:34:00 +0200bernama (en)

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale struck Japan 's Ryukyu Islands at 11.51 pm yesterday. Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said that the epicentre of the quake was located at a latitude of 28.6 degrees north and longitude of 128.

Wanchalearm was 'an overstayer'

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 03:30:00 +0200BangkokPost (en)

Supporters hold placards showing abducted activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit during a protest calling for an investigation, in front of the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok on Monday. (Reuters photo) Cambodia still has no clue about the disappearance of Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, who was....

Shoa descartó riesgo de tsunami en costas chilenas tras fuerte sismo en Japón

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:54:00 +0200radioagricultura (es)

Un poderoso sismo de magnitud 6,7, aunque a gran profundidad, se produjo el domingo ante las costas del suroeste de Japón sin que hasta ahora se reportaran heridos ni daños, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que no emitió alerta de tsunami.

Reportan sismo de magnitud 6.7 en Japón

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:14:00 +0200xeu (es)

Este domingo, hora local, se registró un sismo de magnitud 6.7 frente a las costas del suroeste de Japón sin que hasta ahora se reportaran heridos ni daños, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS); no se emitió alerta de tsunami. De acuerdo con el organismo estadounidense, ?el....

Sismo de magnitud 6,7 sacude costas de Japón

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:59:00 +0200ecuavisa (es)

Un poderoso sismo de magnitud 6,7, aunque a gran profundidad, se produjo ante las costas del suroeste de Japón sin que hasta ahora se reportaran heridos ni daños, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS), que no emitió alerta de tsunami. El epicentro del movimiento telúrico se situó....

Descartan alerta de tsunami en Japón tras sismo de 6,7

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:14:00 +0200debate (es)

Japón .- Descartan posible formación de tsunami tras el fuerte sismo de magnitud 6,7 se produjo el domingo ante las costas del suroeste de Japón en la prefectura de Kagoshima, según informes del Instituto Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro del temblor fue ubicado a 164.

6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:55:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

TOKYO, June 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck off the northwest coast of the Amamioshima Island of Japan 's Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 0:51 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 28.

Sismo de magnitud 6.7 sacude suroeste de Japón

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:00:00 +0200milenio (es)

Un poderoso sismo de magnitud 6.7, aunque a gran profundidad, se produjo el domingo ante las costas del suroeste de Japón sin que hasta ahora se reportaran heridos ni daños, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) , que no emitió alerta de tsunami. Prelim M6.7 Earthquake Ryukyu Islands, Japan Jun-13 15:51 UTC, updates https://t.

No tsunami threat to Hawaii following 6.6-magnitude earthquake near Japan

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:10:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a 6.6-magnitude earthquake near Japan this morning. The earthquake was reported early this morning just 84 miles from Amami, Kagoshima, Japan, according to USGS. 6-13, 6:45am. Earthquake with mag. 6.7 near Japan. NO TSUNAMI THREAT to Hawaii.

FEATURE: Taiwan-Japan ties ‘always good,’ official says

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 19:50:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)

Japan last month for the first time stated a policy of supporting Taiwan’s WHA bid in its Diplomatic Bluebook for this year and called Taiwan an “extremely important partner,” stronger than last year’s “crucial partner and an important friend.” Tokyo has also welcomed Taiwan’s bid to join the....

M6.3 quake hits southwestern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 19:48:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 rattled southwestern Japan on early Sunday but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The quake that occurred at 12:51 a.m. registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 on Amami Island of Kagoshima Prefecture, with a....

Magnitude-6.7 quake strikes off coast of Japan: USGS

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 19:32:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)

A strong but deep 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southwest Japan early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage caused by the earthquake, the epicenter of which was 132 kilometres (82 miles) northwest of Naze, Japan.

Terremoto de magnitud 6.7 se registró en Japón: SHOA descartó tsunami en las costas de Chile

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 19:28:00 +0200adnradio (es)

Terremoto de magnitud 6.7 se registró en Japón: SHOA descartó tsunami en las costas de Chile. El epicentro se ubicó a 131 kilómetros al norte de Naze. Un terremoto de magnitud 6.7 Richter se registró en Japón a las 15:51 horas UTC (12:09 horas de Chile) este sábado.