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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/skyscraper-gets-vibration-control-system A vibration control device to dramatically reduce shaking caused by long-period earthquake ground motion - a phenomenon in which major earthquakes shake skyscrapers slowly but severely - was shown to the media on Monday after being installed in a 55-story building in central Tokyo. Wed, 03 Jun 2015 05:23:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-c058221abf88eb6d1ad5b289ca33b2be NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 35.963791 140.634796 20150603052300 http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-26-may-2-june-2015 NEPAL. Following the 7.8M earthquake which struck on 25 Apr and the 7.3M earthquake on 12 May, a total of 8,659 people are confirmed dead. Some 95,100 people remain displaced. On 2 Jun, the Humanitarian Country Team revised the response strategy requesting $422 million to support an estimated 2.8 million people with humanitarian assistance. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:14:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-6ac340a15858f7fc21fd8ae277d784cf NaturalDisasters Immigration 24.63468 46.717911 34.5309 69.136757 -41.3348 174.807 3.15021 101.708 -6.18287 106.829 16.8722 96.1249 35.7745 51.4477 16.5783225556221 79.543280723376 37.5424 126.935 -35.3499 149.042 27.712 85.313 6.91771 158.185 23.7099 90.4071 35.6831 139.809 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20150602131400 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201506020084 May 31, 2015. ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--After a more than four-year wait, the tsunami-hit JR Senseki Line in Miyagi Prefecture resumed full operation on May 30, and local residents were out in force to mark the occasion. May 29, 2015. HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Purple sea bells are.... Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:53:00 +0200 ajw en ajw-ab4e3678c5f93be466e8b205d9092aa6 NaturalDisasters 39.858471 140.049896 39.640091 141.962006 41.48045 140.252502 20150602115300 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-30/magnitude-7-9-quake-strikes-sea-southeast-of-tokyo-no-tsunami May 30, 2015 — 8:28 AM EDT Updated on May 30, 2015 — 12:22 PM EDT. Gearoid Reidy An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck deep underground about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) off Japan on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey, causing tremors in Tokyo and power outages. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 04:46:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-6a8d073f6e40ec7f5505580fd2613177 NaturalDisasters 35.9998201571368 139.344581754126 20150602044600 http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/06/3_earthquakes_hit_off_oregon_c.html SALEM — Three earthquakes -- two large and one smaller -- struck off the coast of Oregon on Monday but officials say no tsunamis were triggered. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck at 12:52 a.m. and a second quake measuring magnitude 5.5 hit at 4:46 a.m. Monday morning. A third smaller earthquake -- magnitude 4. Mon, 01 Jun 2015 16:33:00 +0200 oregonlive en oregonlive-1eef75908f3e7127e450a2f845f4dfc9 NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 35.6831 139.809 44.9562 -122.991 20150601163300 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/01/national/suga-calls-for-quicker-elevator-checks-after-earthquakes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29 The infrastructure ministry has been asked to come up with ways to ensure elevators are restored faster following an earthquake after it emerged that tens of thousands of people were trapped in upper floors of skyscrapers and high-rise apartments on Saturday night. Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:13:00 +0200 japantimes en japantimes-fc37688024d59a850fa3032770ba39a8 NaturalDisasters 39.73098 141.973297 41.079571 141.256897 26.42522 127.828499 36.589031 140.659607 39.920399 141.209793 42.101978 140.573593 20150601131300 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/iran-hit-by-earthquake-100km-nuclear-plant-634289 Iran has reportedly been hit by a magnitude of 4.4 earthquake about 110km from Bushehr where the country's only operational nuclear plant is based. According to Iran's official IRNA news agency, the epicentre of the earthquake, that struck at 4:30am local time, was the town of Emam Hassan. Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:45:00 +0200 ibtimes-in en ibtimes-in-217f8b68b23a8740bd53d12ade4255dc ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 41.48045 140.252502 28.922041 50.833092 20150601124500 http://www.dw.de/earthquakes-volcanoes-give-japan-the-jitters/a-18489736 From Hokkaido in the north of Japan to Kyushu at the other end of the archipelago, the shaking started at 8:23 pm on Saturday. It began as a slight shaking of the ground before quickly building up to more violent movements. For anyone who experienced the magnitude 8. Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:38:00 +0200 deutschewelle-en en deutschewelle-en-d77e9625909e3a137acfd824953089de NaturalDisasters 35.740749 140.378204 38.25222 140.335602 43.369209 143.794495 35.19772 132.911697 20150601123800 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/japan-series-powerful-quakes-suggests-region-active-phase-say-experts-1503768 Saturday’s earthquake off Japan's Ogasawara island has been attributed to the Pacific tectonic plate which moves under the Philippine sea plate, allowing its tremors to travel through the Pacific plate and shake areas far away. Wikimedia Commons. The magnitude 8. Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:31:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-325270e03bf52e6596a4098418d5cf84 NaturalDisasters 43.3800249041808 142.568966597916 26.4956867417201 127.966421510425 20150601093100 http://www.asianewsnet.net/news-75863.html News Desk. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Publication Date : 01-06-2015. The main reason why the earthquake that occurred west of the Ogasawara Islands on Saturday night shook most parts of the country in addition to the temblor’s strength was that the quake’s focus was extremely deep, according to seismologists and the Japan Meteorological Agency. Mon, 01 Jun 2015 04:55:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-caa782589b89176a9238577b71ec7a7b NaturalDisasters 35.009129 135.754807 42.464619 140.862 20150601045500 http://www.4-traders.com/news/Doosan--Sends-Construction-Equipment-to-Assist-Recovery-Efforts-in-Nepal--20464850/ Contents. Doosan is providing $300,000 worth of construction equipment to assist in recovery efforts in Nepal, in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck there April 25. The construction equipment being dispatched includes excavators and wheel loaders, along with Bobcat compact.... Mon, 01 Jun 2015 03:40:00 +0200 4-traders en 4-traders-6097799915a5e3b9c55f3c74dfae33c1 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 18.54299 -72.343102 35.6831 139.809 38.9051 -77.0162 35.2086 110.727 28.5687 77.2168 27.712 85.313 20150601034000 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/31/nepal-schools-reopen/28255479/ KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of schools across the districts worst hit by two major earthquakes in Nepal reopened Sunday. With most school buildings damaged or unsafe, the Education Ministry ordered that classes be held in temporary classrooms. The earthquakes on April 25 and May 12 killed 8,693 people and injured 22,221 others. Mon, 01 Jun 2015 01:42:00 +0200