Global Earthquake Report for Wednesday, April 21, 2021 / VolcanoDiscovery

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:40:00 +0200exbulletin (en)

Summary: 3 earthquakes 5.0+, 29 earthquakes 4.0+, 151 earthquakes 3.0+, 265 earthquakes 2.0+ (448 total) This report is updated hourly. 5+ scale: 3 earthquakes, score 4+: 29 earthquakes, 3+: 151 earthquakes, grade 2+: 265 earthquakes no earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher Estimated total seismic energy: 2.

Forskning / 21.04.2021 A Decade After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Alaska Expands Seafood Monitoring State environmental regulators announced Monday they’re expanding…

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:06:00 +0200highnorthnews (en)

State environmental regulators announced Monday they’re expanding radiation testing of commercially harvested Alaska seafood using a gamma radiation detector at a state laboratory in Anchorage, according to A devastating earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan in 2011 crippled the Fukushima....

Japan reconstructs school building in Lalitpur

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:08:00 +0200peoplesreview (en)

Japan has handed over the reconstructed Patan Secondary School building in Lalitpur amidst a function 19 April. The school was severely damaged by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake. It has been completely reconstructed by Japan under its Emergency School Reconstruction Project (ESRP).

Carnation farm tsunami ruined celebrates being back in bloom April 21, 2021

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:18:00 +0200ajw (en)

NATORI, Miyagi Prefecture--The tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan earthquake in 2011 destroyed Fusako Miura's carnation fields here, but the years she spent restoring them helped her recover from the trauma of the disaster. “These 10 years have passed by in a flash," said Miura, 69.

Was Cascadia's 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:16:00 +0200sciencedaily (en)

Evidence from coastlines, tree rings and historical documents confirm that there was a massive earthquake in the U.S. Cascadia Subduction Zone on 26 January 1700. The prevailing hypothesis is that one megathrust earthquake, estimated at magnitude 8.7 to 9.

An earthquake of average magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale 16 km northeast of Sako, Japan / VolcanoDiscovery

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:30:00 +0200exbulletin (en)

17:52 PM | Posted by: Earthquake Monitor. 4.9 Earthquake Apr 21 2:39 am (GMT +9) A 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred early in the morning on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 2:39 a.m. local time near Saku, Saku Shi, Nagano, Japan , according to the Japan National Institute for Geosciences Research and Resilience (NIED).

Was Cascadia’s 1700 earthquake part of a series of earthquakes?

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:15:00 +0200floridanewstimes (en)

The famous 1700 Cascadia earthquake, which changed the coastline of western North America and sent a tsunami across the Pacific Ocean to Japan , was one of a series of earthquakes, according to a new study published by the Seismological Society of America (SSA) in 2021. It may have been. Annual meeting.

Japan To Dump Water Stored At Fukushima Plant Into The Sea

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:37:00 +0200wearebreakingnews (en)

TOKYO (AP) – Japan ’s government announced Tuesday that it has decided to start discharging large amounts of radioactive, already treated water that has been stored at the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, a move opposed by fishermen, residents and residents of the country. The water would begin to discharge in about two years.

Was Cascadia's 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:12:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

The famous 1700 Cascadia earthquake that altered the coastline of western North America and sent a tsunami across the Pacific Ocean to Japan may have been one of a sequence of earthquakes, according to new research presented at the Seismological Society of America (SSA)'s 2021 Annual Meeting.

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 16 km northeast of Saku, Japan

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:16:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred early morning on Wednesday 21 April 2021 at 2:39 am local time near Saku, Saku Shi, Nagano, Japan , as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate to considerable depth of 167.

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Kitasaku-gun, 16 km northeast of Saku, Nagano, Japan, on Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021 2:39 am (GMT +9)

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:16:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred early morning on Wednesday 21 April 2021 at 2:39 am local time near Saku, Saku Shi, Nagano, Japan , as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate to considerable depth of 167.

Was Cascadia's 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:40:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

The famous 1700 Cascadia earthquake that altered the coastline of western North America and sent a tsunami across the Pacific Ocean to Japan may have been one of a sequence of earthquakes, according to new research presented at the Seismological Society of America (SSA)'s 2021 Annual Meeting.

Study Sheds Light on How Earth Regulates Earthquakes

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:27:00 +0200interestingengineering (en)

reveals. "An earthquake gate is like someone directing traffic at a one-lane construction zone. Sometimes you pull up and get a green 'go' sign, other times you have a red 'stop' sign until conditions change," UC Riverside geologist Nicolas Barth explained T he Southern California Earthquake Center....

COVID-19 will cost more in 2020 than in any of the last 20 years combined with the world’s natural disasters.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:07:00 +0200floridanewstimes (en)

What did we lose because of the pandemic? According to our calculations, many, and many of the most devastated countries and regions, are far from the attention of the global media. Disaster damage is usually measured in separate categories: the number of casualties it causes and the financial damage it causes (directly or indirectly).

GPS Data Reveal Possible Earthquake, Tsunami Hazard in Northwestern Colombia

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:45:00 +0200enn (en)

Data from a GPS network in Colombia have revealed a shallow and fully locked part on the Caribbean subduction zone in the country that suggests a possible large earthquake and tsunami risk for the northwest region. Data from a GPS network in Colombia have revealed a shallow and fully locked part on....

Model suggests magnitude 4 earthquake rates may forecast larger future earthquakes

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:38:00 +0200upi (en)

April 19 (UPI) -- A new forecasting model suggests an uptick in the frequency of magnitude 4 earthquakes along certain faults can predict large earthquake events of magnitude 6.7 or larger. A few years ago, while studying seismic patterns along California's most active fault lines, a team of....

Can magnitude 4 seismic rates be used to predict large-scale seismic events?

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:17:00 +0200floridanewstimes (en)

Boston University seismologist John Eber and his colleagues noted several major earthquake patterns in California. Earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above occur at a higher rate along the fault for more than 20 years before earthquakes of magnitude 6.7 and above occur on the fault. The findings urged Ebel to propose a prospective test in 2017.

GPS data reveal possible earthquake, tsunami hazard in northwestern Colombia

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:50:00 +0200techcodex (en)

Data from a GPS network in Colombia have revealed a shallow and fully locked part on the Caribbean subduction zone in the country that suggests a possible large earthquake and tsunami risk for the northwest region. The locked patch south of Cartagena city is capable of generating a magnitude 8.

Can magnitude 4 earthquake rates be used to forecast large earthquake events?

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:37:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Boston College seismologist John Ebel and his colleagues have noted a pattern for some large California earthquakes: magnitude 4 or larger earthquakes occur at a higher rate along a fault in the two decades or more prior to a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake on the fault. The findings prompted Ebel in 2017 to suggest a prospective test.

GPS data reveal possible earthquake, tsunami hazard in northwestern colombia

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:37:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Data from a GPS network in Colombia have revealed a shallow and fully locked part on the Caribbean subduction zone in the country that suggests a possible large earthquake and tsunami risk for the northwest region. The locked patch south of Cartagena city is capable of generating a magnitude 8.

Fukushima surfer, shop owner alarmed at water release plan, fears 'contaminated sea'

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0200AsiaOne (en)

Koji Suzuki's surf shop, which he first opened in 1989, was washed away by the devastating tsunami that hit northeast Japan in March 2011. But that did not kill his love of the sea. The 66-year-old reopened Sun Marine Surf in November of the following year in a new location in Minamisoma city, a few....

Terremoto M5.9 en el condado de Hualien, Taiwán Intensidad sísmica actual 6 más baja No se preocupe por el tsunami (Weathernews) – ¡Yahoo! Noticias

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:48:00 +0200notiulti (es)

La clase de intensidad sísmica de Taiwán es casi la misma que la de Japón. De acuerdo con la Oficina Meteorológica Central de Taiwán, se observó una intensidad sísmica de 6 menos en el condado de Hualien, y se observó una intensidad sísmica de 4º grado en un área amplia.

Irán, Japón y Jalisco registran sismos este domingo

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:14:00 +0200expreso-press (es)

México.- Este domingo 18 de abril fueron registrado diferentes sismos en varias países del mundo como en Irán, Japón y en México en el estado de Jalisco, alertando a los habitantes de las regiones donde se percibió el movimiento telúrico. Esta mañana fue reportado a través de redes sociales un sismo....

A moderately strong 4.9 earthquake strikes near Hakka, Chin State, and Myanmar (Burma) / Volcano Discovery

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:32:00 +0200exbulletin (en)

13:44 PM | Posted by: Earthquake Monitor. 4.9 earthquake April 18 7:54 pm (GMT +6: 30) A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was reported early in the evening near Hakka, Chin State, Myanmar (Burma), according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), the earthquake occurred on Sunday April 18, 2021 at 7:24 PM local time in the area Shallow.

FOREIGN POLICY US backs Japan’s Fukushima plan despite South Korea’s fears US climate envoy John Kerry reaffirms Washington’s confidence in Japan’s plan to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:24:00 +0200presstv (en)

US climate envoy John Kerry has reaffirmed Washington’s confidence in Japan ’s plan to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea despite fierce objection from South Korea. The South Korean foreign ministry said Sunday that Seoul had raised concerns over Japan’s....

Registran sismos en Irán, Japón y Jalisco durante este domingo

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:01:00 +0200debate (es)

México.- Este domingo 18 de abril fueron registrado diferentes sismos en varias países del mundo como en y en México en el estado de Jalisco , alertando a los habitantes de las regiones donde se percibió el movimiento telúrico. Esta mañana fue reportado a través de redes sociales un sismo de baja....

In the joint article, the quad leaders reiterated their resolve to overcome the challenges

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:58:00 +0200naveenbharat (en)

Express news service. New Delhi: Quad leaders join hands to write an opinion piece in The Washington Post, where they reiterate that the four nations are committed to an independent, open, safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Jointly quoting an article in the context of China by US President Joe Biden,....

5.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan''s Miyagi prefecture...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:19:00 +0200menafn (en)

Tokyo, April 18 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the authorities. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the temblor occurred at 9.29 a.m., with its epicentre at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Japan

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:11:00 +0200aa-en (en)

No tsunami warning issued following quake off Miyagi state. TOKIO The northeastern Miyagi state of Japan was struck with a magnitude-5.8 earthquake, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported on Sunday. The quake occurred at 09.29 local time (GMT0029) at a depth of 50 kilometers (31 miles), according to the agency.

US backs Japan’s Fukushima plans despite S Korea’s concerns

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:05:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)

US climate envoy John Kerry has reaffirmed Washington’s confidence in Japan ’s decision to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea despite concerns raised by South Korea. Kerry arrived in Seoul on Saturday to discuss international efforts to tackle global....

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Japan

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:01:00 +0200yenisafak-en (en)

The northeastern Miyagi state of Japan was struck with a magnitude-5.8 earthquake, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported on Sunday. The quake occurred at 09.29 local time (GMT0029) at a depth of 50 kilometers (31 miles), according to the agency. Authorities did not issue a tsunami notice following the tremor.

South Korea protests Japan’s waste water plan to US in vain

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:54:00 +0200scmp (en)

South Korea’s protests to US over Japan ’s Fukushima waste water plan fall on deaf ears. At a dinner with US climate envoy John Kerry, Seoul’s foreign minister sought to rally support behind South Korea’s opposition to the Fukushima plan; Japan has said it will discharge more than 1 million tonnes....

9 news sources reported on this L 25% C 25% R 50% 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issuedAn earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:53:00 +0200ground-news (en)

Earthquake alert. The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Day and Time: April 18, 2021, 9:29 a.m. Epicenter: Off Miyagi Prefecture. N 38.3, E 141.9. Earthquake in Japan: 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Miyagi Prefecture. Earthquake in Japan: 5.

5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0200bssnews (en)

TOKYO, April 18, 2021 (BSS/Xinhua) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan ’s Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Japan

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:43:00 +0200menafn (en)

n earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 was registered in northeastern Japan on Sunday. According to the national meteorological agency, the epicenter was in Miyagi Prefecture at the depth of 50 km, Trend reports citing TASS . There were no reports of injuries or destruction, a tsunami threat was declared yet later the warning was cancelled.

World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 18 April 2021

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:33:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Japan 's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.0 quake in Japan near Nara, Nara-shi, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Sunday 18 April 2021 at 1:17 pm local time at a great depth of 367.5 km.

5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:11:00 +0200menafn (en)

n earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Trend reports citing Xinhua . The temblor occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Nara, Nara-shi, Japan

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:33:00 +0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Japan 's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.0 quake in Japan near Nara, Nara-shi, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Sunday 18 April 2021 at 1:17 pm local time at a great depth of 367.5 km.

Ya han pasado diez años desde el accidente nuclear de Fukushima.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:25:00 +0200eltiempo-CO (es)

Yuto Naganuma mira ensimismado mientras la helada brisa del mar sopla por encima de las paredes destruidas del colegio donde perdió a su hermano pequeño en el devastador tsunami del 2011 en Japón. Han pasado diez años, y Naganuma y otros como él son parte de una generación cuyas cortas vidas fueron....

Japan: Magnitude-5.6 offshore earthquake occurs east of Tohoku Region at around 0929 April 18

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:19:00 +0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.6 offshore earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean east of Tohoku Region, Japan , at around 0929 April 18. The epicenter was about 92 km (57 miles) east of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 51 km (32 miles), and weak-to-light shaking was probably felt throughout Tohoku Region.

5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0200timesofindia (en)

TOKYO: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 am local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.9 degrees east, and at depth of 50 km.

Earthquake in Japan: 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Miyagi Prefecture

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:51:00 +0200dnaindia (en)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 am local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.9 degrees east, and at depth of 50 km.

5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 03:29:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.

1st LD Writethru: 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 03:12:00 +0200nampa (en)

. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.

5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 03:08:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Japan

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0200itartass_en (en)

TOKYO, April 18. /TASS/. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 was registered in northeastern Japan on Sunday. According to the national meteorological agency, the epicenter was in Miyagi Prefecture at the depth of 50 km. There were no reports of injuries or destruction, a tsunami threat was declared yet later the warning was cancelled.

1st LD Writethru: 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan 's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north and a longitude of 141.

SoftBank's drones keep mobile network alive in disaster-hit Japan

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:51:00 +0200nikkei-en (en)

TOKYO -- Japan ese telecom SoftBank Corp. will deploy drones that serve as base stations for mobile phones, in a move to help restore vital communications quickly when a natural disaster damages base stations on land. SoftBank plans to deploy more than 10 drones at its nationwide locations by next spring.

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale 74 km northwest of Te Anau, New Zealand / Discovery Volcano

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 15:08:00 +0200exbulletin (en)

23:17 PM | Posted by: Earthquake Monitor. 5.1 Apr 17 earthquake 10:57 am (GMT +12) Just 6 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Te Anau, Southland County, Southland, New Zealand. The tremor was recorded on the morning of Saturday April 17, 2021 at 10:57 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 9.

Businessinsider.co.za | Japan scrapped cartoon mascot meant to promote its plan to dump Fukushima nuclear wastewater into ocean

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:32:00 +0200news24 (en)

Japan has pulled a mascot representing a cartoon tritium atom happily floating around in wastewater. People said the cuteness of the mascot undermined a serious issue, local media reported. Japan announced plans this week to release wastewater from the Fukushima power plant into the sea.

Japan scrapped cartoon mascot meant to promote its plan to dump Fukushima nuclear wastewater into ocean

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:21:00 +0200businessinsider-za (en)

Japan has pulled a mascot representing a cartoon tritium atom happily floating around in wastewater. People said the cuteness of the mascot undermined a serious issue, local media reported. Japan announced plans this week to release wastewater from the Fukushima power plant into the sea.

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Sat, 17 Apr 2021 03:01:00 +0200newsbreak-USA (en)

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