Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan Region, on Monday, Jun 24, 2024, at 11:00 am (GMT +9)

2024-06-24T04:24+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Katsuura , a town with 22,000 inhabitants in Japan , in 358 km (222 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of , Tokyo, 440 km (273 mi) away from the....

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 23

2024-06-23T18:27+0200china.org.cn (en)

JAKARTA -- One person was killed and two others missing following flood in Parigi Moutong regency, Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday. "High-intensity rain fell in the upper Toribulu river area at 4:38 a.m.

Lin Chiling, la beauté qui a reçu des éloges pour son coup d’envoi miraculeux pour les Nippon Hams Entertainment Central News Agency CNA |

2024-06-23T12:53+0200nouvelles-du-monde (fr)

(Wang Xinyu, journaliste de la Central News Agency, Taipei, 23) L’artiste Lin Chi-ling a participé à un événement public au Japon pour la première fois en cinq ans. Hier, elle s’est rendue au stade Esko au Japon pour donner le coup d’envoi du Hokkaido Nippon Ham. Les combattants ont salué le public en japonais et en anglais.

4.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan

2024-06-23T10:53+0200wn (en)

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 on Sunday struck the northeastern Japan ese prefecture of Fukushima, said the country’s weather agency. The temblor occurred at around 12:12 p.m. local time at a depth of 50 km, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in....

4.9-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Fukushima

2024-06-23T08:37+0200uniindia (en)

Tokyo, June 23 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck off Japan 's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Sunday, the country's weather agency said. No tsunami warnings have been issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. UNI/XINHUA AKS. 23 Jun 2024 | 11:28 AM.

Buildings, Vol. 14, Pages 1916: Reliability-Based Seismic Safety Assessment of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasília

2024-06-23T08:27+0200mdpi (en)

Recent destructive earthquakes in Turkey (2023) with devastating effects have reawakened the discussion about seismic activity in Brazil and the vulnerability of the Brazilian buildings. Despite the lower magnitudes, national records should not be disregarded, as earthquakes with a magnitude below....

FLASH: 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF.

2024-06-23T07:04+0200xinhuanet-english (en)

-Xinhua FLASH: 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF. FLASH: 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF.

FLASH: 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF.

2024-06-23T06:59+0200english-news-cn (en)

-Xinhua FLASH: 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF. FLASH: 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF.

4.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan's Fukushima: JMA

2024-06-23T06:06+0200wn (en)

TOKYO, June 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.

M4.9 earthquake hits coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

2024-06-23T05:53+0200cgtn (en)

A magnitude-4.9 earthquake hit the coast of Japan 's Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday at a depth of 50 km, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There was no immediate report on damage or casualties.

FLASH: 4.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF.

2024-06-23T05:45+0200wn (en)

FLASH: 4.

Terremoto Giappone, scossa di magnitudo stimata 5.1 a Namie, tutti i dettagli

2024-06-23T05:39+02003bmeteo (it)

Scossa di terremoto. Una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo stimata attorno a 5.1, si è verificata alle ore 01:00 (ore 05:12 in Italia) con epicentro nei pressi di Namie, Giappone. La profondità stimata è stata di circa 61 Km . Potete monitorare tutte le scosse in Italia e le principali nel mondo....

Significant magnitude 5.3 earthquake 25 km east of Iwaki, Japan

2024-06-23T05:27+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A moderately shallow magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported around noon near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan . According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), the quake hit on Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, at 12:12 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 50.

Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 25 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, on Sunday, Jun 23, 2024, at 12:12 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-23T05:27+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A moderately shallow magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported around noon near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan . According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), the quake hit on Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, at 12:12 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 50.

PBD-III Invited Papers

2024-06-23T00:11+0200journals-sdee (en)

We are pleased to introduce this SDEE Special Issue "PBD-III Invited Papers" containing expanded versions of 23 invited papers from the 3rd International Conference on Performance Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering that was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from July 16-19, 2017.

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2024-06-23T00:11+0200journals-sdee (en)

Ahmet Çakmak, Princeton University Professor Emeritus of operations research and financial engineering, is the founding editor of the International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (currently, SDEE). He is an expert in Engineering Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, with a....

4th International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake. Geotechnical Engineering (PBD-IV)

2024-06-23T00:11+0200journals-sdee (en)

We are pleased to introduce this SDEE Special Issue "PBD-IV Invited Papers" containing expanded versions of invited papers from the 4th International Conference on Performance Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering held in Beijing, 2022. The PBD-III Conference was organized by the....

Sturdy earthquake shakes early within the morning in central Japan – 2024-06-22 19:05:28

2024-06-22T21:06+0200archyde (en)

Sturdy earthquake, magnitude 5.9 was recorded in central Japan early this morning, however no tsunami warning was deemed needed, the Japan Meteorological and Seismological Company (JMA) introduced. The seismic vibration, which occurred at 06:31 (native time; 00:31 Greek time), turned extra....

Terrifying undersea earthquake threat that can wipe out California could happen any time

2024-06-22T16:01+0200express (en)

A new study suggests a massive undersea fault line sitting off the west coast of America could trigger an earthquake of apocalyptic proportions – and it's due to happen any time now. According to the US National Science Foundation (USNSF) , the Cascadia Subduction Zone is around 600 miles long and 100 miles off the Californian coast.

Japan Hour - Gaia Series 45 : Don't give up on your hometown - 13 years after the earthquake

2024-06-22T14:19+0200channelnewsasia (en)

Once shadowed by disaster, Namie now thrives with innovative culinary delights and sustainable rebuilding initiatives, showcasing the enduring spirit of its community. Once shadowed by disaster, Namie now thrives with innovative culinary delights and sustainable rebuilding initiatives, showcasing the enduring spirit of its community.

Paride Vitale: "Venite in Abruzzo, dove si spende poco e si respira aria di natura e di pace"

2024-06-22T09:51+0200247libero (it)

Quando Paride Vitale ha pensato di scrivere un libro dedicato all'Abruzzo, ossia la regione in cui è nato e cresciuto e alla quale sente di dover tornare più volte durante l'anno, pochi avrebbero scommesso sul fatto che avrebbe superato le guide di paesi come il Giappone e di città come New York.

Paride Vitale: «Venite in Abruzzo, dove si spende poco e si respira aria di natura e di pace»

2024-06-22T07:02+0200vanityfair (it)

Quando Paride Vitale ha pensato di scrivere un libro dedicato all'Abruzzo, ossia la regione in cui è nato e cresciuto e alla quale sente di dover tornare più volte durante l'anno, pochi avrebbero scommesso sul fatto che avrebbe superato le guide di paesi come il Giappone e di città come New York.

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 96 km southeast of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan, on Saturday, Jun 22, 2024, at 09:33 am (GMT +9)

2024-06-22T03:32+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Hitachi , a city with more than 190,000 inhabitants in Japan , in 96 km (60 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to....

Heat waves deadlier than hurricanes. Make them ‘disasters’

2024-06-21T20:46+0200TheFrontierPost-en (en)

Mark Gongloff. Unlike other natural disasters, extreme heat doesn’t topple buildings, flood streets or turn road signs into missiles. It doesn’t provide a dramatic backdrop for daredevil weather reporters. What it mostly does is kill people, quietly and efficiently.

Second meeting of the Taskforce on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

2024-06-21T14:38+0200japan-foreign-office (en)

At the outset, Minister Kamikawa stated that the purpose of this meeting was to share the progress made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in terms of WPS since the first taskforce meeting in January this year, and to refer to the initiatives of the Cabinet Office, the Reconstruction Agency, the....

Second meeting of the Taskforce on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

2024-06-21T14:04+0200mofa-go-jp (en)

At the outset, Minister Kamikawa stated that the purpose of this meeting was to share the progress made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in terms of WPS since the first taskforce meeting in January this year, and to refer to the initiatives of the Cabinet Office, the Reconstruction Agency, the....

ROOVICE renovates 1970s japanese house with earthquake-safe design

2024-06-21T13:36+0200designboom (en)

in ‘s Minato ward, Japan , transforming it for continued rental use. The primary focus was enhancing the 70s two-story house for earthquake resistance, with safety forming the basis for aesthetic and functional upgrades. Japanese tradition and contemporary design, enhance the property’s functionality, safety, and aesthetic appeal.

Zusetsu: Nihon Moku... SAKAMOTO Isao (editor in chief), OONO Satoshi, OHASHI Yoshimitsu, KOSHIHARA Mikio, GOTO Osamu, SHIMIZU Shinichi, FUJITA Kaori, MITSUI Wataru (eds.) The architectural discipline in Japan covers a wide range of topics, including the theory and history of architecture, structural....

2024-06-21T13:35+0200u-tokyo (en)

The architectural discipline in Japan covers a wide range of topics, including the theory and history of architecture, structural engineering, environmental engineering, and building design and construction. The required basic architectural knowledge also ranges widely, encompassing physics, mechanics, sociology, history, etc.

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 202 km east of Futami, Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jun 21, 2024, at 03:47 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-21T12:10+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 4.6 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 6 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years) Mag. 5 or higher: 5.5 quakes per year; Mag.

The 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake: A long, quiet initial rupture leading to multiplex fault ruptures

2024-06-21T09:16+0200phys (en)

Several active faults , primarily extending in a northeast-southwest direction, are known to exist in the Noto Peninsula and its surrounding areas. For approximately three years prior to the earthquake, slow aseismic crustal deformation and active seismicity, which were believed to be associated with subsurface fluid movement, had been observed.

Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 33 km east of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan, on Friday, Jun 21, 2024, at 02:23 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-21T07:37+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Iwaki , a city with more than 360,000 inhabitants in Japan , in 62 km (39 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 9.7 km west of Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, on Friday, Jun 21, 2024, at 02:03 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-21T07:19+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is hilosima si , a city of 1.2 million people in Japan , in 68 km (42 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - 197 km south of Tsu, Mie, Japan, on Friday, Jun 21, 2024, at 05:07 am (GMT +9)

2024-06-20T22:20+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 31.1 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.7 years) Mag. 6 or higher: 0.16 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.

Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights

2024-06-20T20:01+0200spacenews (en)

The Hangzhou Bay near Shanghai is one of the world's busiest ports. Ursa Space Systems relies on synthetic aperture radar and optical imagery to offer port-monitoring services. Credit: Ursa Space Systems WASHINGTON — Ursa Space Systems, a provider of satellite-derived intelligence, announced a new....

A long, quiet initial rupture leads to multiple fault ruptures

2024-06-20T19:30+0200exbulletin (en)

Study area summary of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake. Credit: Geophysical Research Letters (2024). doi: 10.1029/2024GL109224. At approximately 4:10 pm on January 1, 2024, the Noto area in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan , was hit by a large earthquake with an instantaneous magnitude of 7.5.

Gasoline: Costs gallop regardless of Brent retreat – 2024-06-20 16:12:53

2024-06-20T18:14+0200archyde (en)

Costs are galloping within the retail gas market that are positioned at highs of the final 8 months . Costs on the pump are on the ranges of final August. near 2 euros per liter, a stage after all that has been far exceeded in a number of areas. Fuels: “Hearth” on the exit of Easter (?) is the....

The 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake: A long, quiet initial rupture leading to multiplex fault ruptures

2024-06-20T17:48+0200wn (en)

At approximately 4:10 p.m. on January 1, 2024, the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan was hit by a large earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.5. This earthquake, known as the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, registered a maximum seismic intensity of 7 on the Japanese scale and caused....

Moderate 4.7 quake hits near Gamagōri, Gamagori, Aichi, Japan

2024-06-20T15:58+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

A moderately shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported late at night near Gamagōri, Gamagori, Aichi, Japan . According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), the quake hit on Thursday, June 20th, 2024, at 10:23 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 34.

FACTBOX: Vladimir Putin and his pets

2024-06-20T13:15+0200itartass_en (en)

MOSCOW, June 20. /TASS/. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a pair of Pungsan hunting dogs, the DPRK’s national breed, in honor of his visit to the country, the state KCNA news agency reported on Thursday. TASS has summarized key facts about Putin’s pets. Dogs.

Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 63 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan, on Thursday, Jun 20, 2024, at 04:40 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-20T09:56+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Sendai , a city of 1.1 million people in Japan , in 84 km (52 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 87 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, on Thursday, Jun 20, 2024, at 02:37 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-20T08:03+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Hachinohe , a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in Japan , in 82 km (51 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the....

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 34 km south of Kashihara-shi, Nara, Japan, on Thursday, Jun 20, 2024, at 04:24 am (GMT +9)

2024-06-19T21:41+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Osaka , a city of 2.6 million people in Japan , in 62 km (38 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.

Death toll of Noto quake to hit 282, third highest since Heisei Era June 19, 2024

2024-06-19T12:39+0200ajw (en)

An additional 22 deaths are expected to be confirmed as caused by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, sending the disaster’s death toll to 282 and surpassing that of the 2016 Kumamoto quakes. That will make the New Year's Day quake the third deadliest quake in Japan since the Heisei Era (1989-2019),....

Space Force Assigns Ursa Space to Deliver Analytics to USINDOPACOM Post-Japanese Disaster

2024-06-19T12:20+0200spacedaily (en)

Ursa Space Systems, Inc., a leader in satellite insights, has completed a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) task order supporting the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) in response to Japan 's recent natural disaster. Ursa Space has provided analysis of commercial space remote sensing....

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - 65 km northwest of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan, on Wednesday, Jun 19, 2024, at 05:55 pm (GMT +9)

2024-06-19T11:12+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 25.7 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi): Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years) Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 17.

Noto quake death likely to exceed that of Kumamoto temblor

2024-06-19T09:09+0200japantimes (en)

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. – The death toll from the Noto Peninsula earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1 is likely to exceed of from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, it was learned Tuesday. At a joint meeting of the Ishikawa government and affected municipal governments in the central Japan ....

The demise toll from this 12 months’s Noto earthquake in Japan might surpass that of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake :: Media sympathetic to Newsis News Agency ::

2024-06-19T07:22+0200breakinglatest (en)

[서울=뉴시스] Reporter Kim Ye-jin = The demise toll from the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan ’s Noto Peninsula on January 1 this 12 months is predicted to surpass that of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. According to the Asahi Shimbun and native broadcaster NHK on the nineteenth, the day prior to....