New tsunami warnings could get more people to safety

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:54:00 +0100futurity (en)

On a Friday afternoon in the spring of 2011, the Tōhoku-Oki earthquake shook northeastern Japan for six minutes and shifted the country’s main island by eight feet. Minutes later, residents began receiving tsunami warnings through broadcast media, mobile phones, and sirens.

Greenpeace slams Japan’s plan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into the ocean

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:25:00 +0100scmp (en)

Greenpeace has slammed a plan by the Japan ese government and an electric utility company to release into the ocean highly radioactive water from the tsunami-devastated Fukushima Daiichi power plant , saying in a new report the decision was “driven by short-term cost-cutting”.

QUAKE HITS Indonesia hit by 6.6 earthquake as Ring of Fire island suffers ANOTHER disaster

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:28:00 +0100thesun (en)

AN earthquake has hit Indonesia as the Ring of Fire island suffers its SECOND disaster in two months. The quake was 6.6 on the Richter scale when it struck the city of Raba on Sumbawa, this morning. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage on the nation's most central island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed.

Famous dogs on the Internet with millions of social-media followers | #AsiaNewsNetwork

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:39:00 +0100elevenmyanmar (en)

(Straits Times/ANN) -- You might have seen his pictures online and squealed over his cuteness. You might also have spent a good amount of time watching videos of him frolicking about. But you won't be able to do so anymore. News of Boo the pomeranian's death broke hearts around the world last Saturday (Jan 19).

Powerful earthquake rattles Chile, causing damage, killing two

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 23:36:00 +0100irishsun (en)

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday night; The quake shook homes and caused landslides in the region's mountainous terrain; Authorities in Coquimbo said that as many as 200,000 people were without power on Sunday. COQUIMBO, Chile - The U.S.

Powerful earthquake rattles Chile, causing damage, killing two

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 23:21:00 +0100polandsun (en)

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday night; The quake shook homes and caused landslides in the region's mountainous terrain; Authorities in Coquimbo said that as many as 200,000 people were without power on Sunday. COQUIMBO, Chile - The U.S.

Turkmenistan developing seismic risk reduction program

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 08:03:00 +0100kabar (en)

Turkmenistan’s Academy of Sciences, in partnership with ministries and state agencies is drafting a seismic risk reduction program, Trend reports citing the Turkmenistan TV channel. The work on “The Project for Improvement of the Earthquake Monitoring System in and around the Ashgabat City” is....

Turkmenistan developing seismic risk reduction program

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 13:59:00 +0100azernews (en)

By Trend Turkmenistan’s Academy of Sciences, in partnership with ministries and state agencies is drafting a seismic risk reduction program, Trend reports citing the Turkmenistan TV channel. The work on “The Project for Improvement of the Earthquake Monitoring System in and around the Ashgabat City”....

Turkmenistan developing seismic risk reduction program

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 13:46:00 +0100today-az (en)

Turkmenistan’s Academy of Sciences, in partnership with ministries and state agencies is drafting a seismic risk reduction program, Trend reports citing the Turkmenistan TV channel. The work on “The Project for Improvement of the Earthquake Monitoring System in and around the Ashgabat City” is....

Turkmenistan developing seismic risk reduction program

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 11:20:00 +0100trendnews-az (en)

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Jan. 19. By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend: Turkmenistan’s Academy of Sciences, in partnership with ministries and state agencies is drafting a seismic risk reduction program, Trend reports citing the Turkmenistan TV channel. The work on “The Project for Improvement of the Earthquake....

Tsunami-hit town demolishes old office despite preservation calls

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:03:00 +0100japantoday (en)

Work began in northeastern Japan on Saturday to tear down a former town hall building where dozens of people died in a tsunami in 2011, despite calls from some residents to preserve it as a memorial. The demolition of the two-story building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, came after the Morioka....

Q&A: Designing a better local tsunami warning system

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:55:00 +0100stanford (en)

On a Friday afternoon in the spring of 2011, the Tōhoku-Oki earthquake shook northeastern Japan for six minutes and shifted the country’s main island by 8 feet. Minutes later, residents began receiving tsunami warnings through broadcast media, mobile phones and sirens.

JAPAN QUAKE Tokyo earthquake: What was the magnitude and is it safe to travel there now?

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:01:00 +0100thesun (en)

The quake struck at around 9.50pm local time Was anyone hurt? It is unclear if anyone was hurt in the immediate hours after the earthquake, but many reported that they felt it. A CNN reporter tweeted: "We felt just a minor earthquake right now. " Japan ese meteorological agency says it was a 5.3 inland quake.

Tokyo earthquake: 'Crazy' quake rattles Japan’s capital - Ring of Fire on alert TOKYO has been rattled by a strong earthquake, with residents reporting shaking in the Japanese...

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:34:00 +0100express (en)

Tokyo was hit by an earthquake at around 11.45am GMT, with the quake initially registering a magnitude of 5.8. It was later downgraded to 5.0. Shocked residents recorded their experiences on earthquake-tracking website EMSC-CSEM. One said: “That was a nice little shake, enough to scare the kids.

5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Chiba Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:25:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck Japan 's Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on the Honshu island on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The temblor occurred at 9:46 p.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 35.9 degrees north and a longitude of 140.

Tokyo earthquake: 'Crazy' quake rattles Japan’s capital - Ring of Fire on alert TOKYO has been rattled by a strong earthquake, with residents reporting shaking in the...

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 14:18:00 +0100express (en)

Tokyo earthquake: Japan 's capital has been rattled by a strong earthquake (Image: EXPRESS) Tokyo was hit by an earthquake at around 11.45am GMT, with the quake initially registering a magnitude of 5.8. It was later downgraded to 5.0. Shocked residents recorded their experiences on earthquake-tracking website EMSC-CSEM.

FSM Not Prepared For A Tsunami, President Says

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:06:00 +0100pidp (en)

Mori admits vulnerability at disaster risk reduction meeting. SAIPAN, CNMI (Marianas Variety, March 19, 2015) – President Emmanuel Mori of the Federated States of Micronesia has told the world gathering on disaster risk reduction in Japan that his island nation is not ready for a tsunami.