World Saw 13,654 Quakes Of Magnitude 4 Or Above In 2020

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 03:30:00 +0100haberler-en (en)

Around the world, there were 13,654 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher in 2020, the strongest of which was recorded in the US. Around 500,000 earthquakes, minor or major, occur on Earth every year, about 100,000 of which are felt, while around 100 cause damage.

Prewar photo negatives vividly display Yokohama after Kanto quake March 2, 2021 YOKOHAMA--Historic negatives that capture the destruction to this port

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:19:00 +0100ajw (en)

YOKOHAMA--Historic negatives that capture the destruction to this port city close to Tokyo caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake are causing a stir among researchers. Twenty-eight glass dry plates discovered by chance in 2018 vividly illustrate burned-out buildings in the city's central....

Sustainability, Vol. 13, Pages 2637: Improvement of Evacuation Modeling by Considering Road Blockade in the Case of an Earthquake: A Case Study of Daitoku School District, Kanazawa City, Japan

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:42:00 +0100mdpi (en)

In disaster management, evacuation modeling is considered a useful visual tool to disaster managers for reviewing current evacuation strategies, estimating the ability of shelters to accommodate all evacuees, and developing evacuation route planning. Though there are several existing studies on....

An Introduction to Architecture The Three Rules of Architecture

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:27:00 +0100thoughtco (en)

On the back of the Pritzker medallion are three words: Firmness, Commodity, and Delight. These rules of architecture define the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered the highest honor that a living architect can attain. According to the Hyatt Foundation which administers the Prize,....

World Earthquake Report for Monday, 1 March 2021

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:27:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan , was reported only 18 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide.

Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 98 km south of Kushiro, Japan

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 04:27:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in Indonesia near Bengkulu, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday 1 March 2021 at 7:13 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 38 km.

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION, on Monday, 1 March 2021 at 02:54 (GMT)

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 04:27:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan , was reported only 18 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide.

Moderate 4.4 quake hits near Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote Shi, Kagoshima, Japan

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:48:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 0.

Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 90 km southeast of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan, on Monday, 1 Mar 2021 1:12 am (GMT +9)

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:48:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 15 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote Shi, Kagoshima, Japan . The tremor was recorded early morning on Monday 1 March 2021 at 1:12 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean....

All spent fuel finally removed from reactor at Fukushima plant

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:05:00 +0100ajw (en)

Hazardous work to remove all spent nuclear fuel from a reactor storage pool at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant was finally completed Feb. 28, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. It marked the first time for any of the storage pools at the three stricken reactors to be emptied out, and came....

National Japanese experts look to create global standards for disaster preparedness The project is designed to improve the world's disaster management capacity by leveraging the knowledge Japan has accumulated.

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:51:00 +0100japantimes (en)

Sendai – Using lessons learned from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a project to create uniform global standards for efforts to prepare for natural disasters and mitigate disaster risks is underway in Japan . The project is designed to improve the world’s disaster management capacity by leveraging the knowledge Japan has accumulated.

National 8% of Japanese consumers still hesitate to buy Fukushima food products

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:51:00 +0100japantimes (en)

About 8.1% of consumers in Japan still hesitate to buy food products from Fukushima Prefecture almost 10 years after the March 2011 nuclear disaster, a survey by the Consumer Affairs Agency has shown. Although the figure is the lowest since the survey started in February 2013, the finding is “very....

Rakuten names ex-US Ambassador John Roos as outside director

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:54:00 +0100nikkei-en (en)

TOKYO -- John Roos, a venture capitalist and former U.S. ambassador to Japan , will become an outside director for Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce company said Friday. Roos, 66, will join Rakuten's board on March 30, following a shareholders meeting that day. Roos is close to former U.S.

FALSE: Photos after 2 earthquakes in Japan in February 2021

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:08:00 +0100rappler (en)

Claim: Photos show the destruction in Japan after two nights of earthquakes in February 2021. Rating: FALSE; The facts: The photos show damage brought about by earthquakes that occurred in April 2016. Why we fact-checked this: This claim was flagged by Facebook Claim Check, a tool that monitors dubious content on the platform.

Architect Tadao Ando collaborating with Japanese city to build children's library marking earthquake anniversary

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:21:00 +0100AsiaOne (en)

The city of Tono, Iwate Prefecture, plans to open a children’s library with support from internationally renowned architect Tadao Ando to mark the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March. The initiative will turn an old townhouse into a “cultural renaissance base” called Tono....

Written question - Early warning system for earthquakes - E-000791/2021

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:18:00 +0100europarl (en)

Earthquakes are inherently unpredictable, but the rapid detection of earthquakes can save lives. Since electronic information travels much faster than seismic waves, many countries such as Japan , Mexico, the United States and Taiwan have established earthquake early warning systems that detect....

Japanese supermarket sells beer cans dented in earthquake by branding them ‘heroes’

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:46:00 +0100malaymail (en)

A supermarket clerk marketed the beers as ‘heroes’ of the earthquake which encouraged people to purchase them at their regular price. — Pictures via Twitter/utsukushimarock. PETALING JAYA, Feb 25 — A supermarket in Fukushima, Japan has sold off beer damaged by the recent earthquake by branding them as “heroes.

Japanese supermarket sells beer cans dented in earthquake by branding them ‘heroes’

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:36:00 +0100themalaymailonline (en)

A supermarket clerk marketed the beers as ‘heroes’ of the earthquake which encouraged people to purchase them at their regular price. — Pictures via Twitter/utsukushimarock. PETALING JAYA, Feb 25 — A supermarket in Fukushima, Japan has sold off beer damaged by the recent earthquake by branding them as “heroes.

Fukushima city reports 1st death from powerful Feb. 13 quake

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:34:00 +0100ajw (en)

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner believed to have fallen from a building in Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, following a powerful earthquake on Feb. 13 remains smashed on the ground on Feb. 14. (Taro Kotegawa) The first death from the powerful quake that rattled northeastern Japan late at night on Feb.

1st death confirmed in Feb. 13 northeastern Japan earthquake

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:03:00 +0100kyodonews (en)

A man in his 50s has died at his home in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima, the first confirmed fatality in a strong earthquake that hit the region earlier this month, the local government said Thursday. According to the city, the man was found buried under furniture on Tuesday by a family....

1st death confirmed in Feb 13 northeastern Japan earthquake

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:41:00 +0100japantoday (en)

A man in his 50s has died at his home in the city of Fukushima, the first confirmed fatality in a strong earthquake that hit the region earlier this month, the local government said Thursday. According to the city, the man was found buried under furniture on Tuesday by a family member who visited the man's home after being unable to reach him.