Japan Earthquake

• Japan earthquake: Dozens still missing as death toll grows to at least 98

  Experts warned of disease and even death at the evacuation centers that now house about 34,000 people who lost their homes, many of them older.

  World

  Jan 5, 2024
  
• Japanese rescue workers at ‘critical moment’ in search for earthquake survivors

  Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain.

  World

  Jan 3, 2024
  
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• Canada is ‘improving’ on earthquake preparedness, but more can still be done

  Canada is expected to make an earthquake early-warning system live later in 2024, but one seismologist says it's just one part of the country's preparedness plans.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2024
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• Japan earthquake: Death toll rises to 48 as officials warn of more quakes

  A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 48 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats.

  World

  Jan 2, 2024
• Japan earthquake kills at least 12 as rescuers face ‘battle against time’

  A 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Japan has killed at least six, knocked out power for tens of thousands of homes in the region and forced many to evacuate from coastal areas.

  World

  Jan 1, 2024
• 4 dead after 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s northern coast, tsunami alert lifted

  A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory.

  Environment

  Mar 16, 2022
• Over 30 injured after Tokyo struck by 5.9 magnitude earthquake

  The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Friday that 32 people were injured, three of them seriously, from the quake.

  Environment

  Oct 7, 2021
• No immediate reports of damage after strong earthquake hits northern Japan

  The quake was centred off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, in the country's rugged northeast, which was heavily damaged during the huge earthquake and tsunami of 2011.

  World

  Mar 20, 2021
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• 7.3 magnitude earthquake detected off Japan coast injuring dozens, triggering blackouts

  Houses and offices in the capital Tokyo, hundreds of kilometres away, also swayed and shook. No tsunami warning had been issued, the meteorological agency said.

  Environment

  Feb 13, 2021
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• Sapporo drops bid for 2026 Winter Olympics following earthquake

  The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake.

  Sports

  Sep 17, 2018