Q: Which country suffered an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011? A: Japan suffered an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The 2011 Japan earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. It is the fo…
April 19, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has been recorded 25 km SE of Ofunato, The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported. According to the JMA, the earthquake occurred at 50 km depth. The tremor was felt in…
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October 26, 2019: Floods and mudslides caused by heavy rainfall have claimed lives of at least 10 people in Japan. Nine people died in Chiba and one dies in Fukushima. Few weeks earlier, Typhoon Hagbis in Japan left alm…
October 26, 2019: Magnitude 3.6 light earthquake has been recorded in Kyoto today, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported. According to the JMA, the earthquake occurred at 09:35 pm JST with epicenter in Kyoto-fu Nambu re…
October 15, 2019: Landslides and floods caused by a powerful typhoon Hagibis has claimed lives of 72 people and left 14 others missing in Japan. On 12 October, Hagibis made landfall at Izu Peninsula as a Category 2–equivalen…
Just before Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan, the sky turned a deep purple (@newscomauHQ/Twitter) October 13, 2019: The sky turned in deep purple colour in Japan surprising the locals, just before the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis …
February 19, 2019: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has been recorded in Hakuba, just outside the city of Nagano today, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported. The earthquake occurred at 21:04 JST with epicenter locat…
March 28, 2017: An avalanche in ski slopes in Japan has claimed lives of at least seven high school students and a teacher. The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km (75 miles) north of To…
November 22, 2016: A tsunami has been detected after magnitude 7.3 hit off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of about 10 kilometers. According to the Japan Meteorological Service (JMA), the earthquake struck on Tu…
Sinkhole near Fukuoka's Hakata Station, Japan (The Japan Today) November 8, 2016: A massive sinkhole swallowed a five-lane street near Fukuoka's Hakata Station on Tuesday morning. The sinkhole occurred around 05:…
This aerial photo taken by Kyodo News helicopter shows broken grave markers and collapsed walls at a cemetery in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture October 21, 2016: A very strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 rattled Kurayoshi,…
Landslides and floods in southern Japan have claimed lives of three people and left three others missing. A 92-year-old man died after a landslide hit his house in Kamiamakusa city, Yahoo News reported quoting a local disas…
A series of earthquakes in Kumamoto city of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu region of Japan have claimed lives of at least 44 people and injured about 3,000 people. On April 14, 2016, magnitude 6.2 foreshock rattled the region. Tw…
Recent snowstorm has claimed life of a person in Obihiro city in Hokkaido region of Japan. On Tuesday, at least 19 people were injured in traffic accidents in Hokkaido caused by low visibility amid the heavy snowfall.
Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan erupted Friday evening prompting officials to issue an orange warning. According to Japanese medias, an orange burst spread out of the side of the volcano, near the summit, accompanied by…
Historical snowfall in western and central areas of the Japan has claimed lives of at least five people and injured more than 100 people. Fatalities are from Aomori, Tochigi and Niigata Prefectures.
Mount Aso volcano erupted in Japan`s Kumamoto prefecture on Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. According to JMA, the latest eruption at Mount Aso send plumes of smoke about 700 meters above the No. 1 crate…
Weather Warnings/Advisories issued by Japan Meteorological Agency at 19:51 JST A powerful tropical storm Nangka has claimed lives of at least two people and injured 38 in Japan. Evacuation orders and recommendations issued t…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5 struck near the Ogasawara islands at 8:24 p.m. Saturday, Japan Meteorology Agency (JMA) reported. The earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo and temporary closed both runways at Narita Air…