TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday visited towns in the north-central region of Noto to pray for victims of the deadly New Year’s Day earthquake and console thousands of homeless living in evacuation centers. The magnitude 7.6 quake killed 241 people. Four are still missing. More than 9,000 residents whose homes … Read more
Do not scratch your eyes: the Moon is slowly shrinking, causing quakes on its surface that complicate NASA’s plans for landing Artemis 3, the first Artemis mission that will make a crewed landing on the Moon, and more ambitious missions geared towards maintaining a prolonged human lunar presence. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the … Read more
WAJIMA, Japan — Thousands of people made homeless overnight are living in weariness and uncertainty on the western coast of Japan a week after a powerful earthquake caused at least 161 deaths and left dozens missing. The rescue effort since magnitude 7.6 New Year’s Day quake has drawn thousands of troops, firefighters and police who … Read more
SUZU, Japan — His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man stood silent, watching several helmeted rescue workers carefully lift his wife’s body from the rubble, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher. He wiped his weary face with a rag. His eyes were red. This scene in the city of Suzu was … Read more
SUZU, Japan — The powerful earthquake that shattered the peace of New Year’s Day in central Japan did not spur massive tsunamis like those that scoured the Pacific coast in 2011, killing nearly 20,000 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. The tsunamis that did roll in along the Sea of … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic and jammed roads to higher grounds after a tsunami warning was issued, officials said Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake Saturday night had … Read more
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the northwest Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti ByThe Associated Press November 10, 2023, 2:52 PM SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic on Friday near the border with Haiti. The tremor occurred at a depth of 12 miles (19 kilometers) … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Within the aftermath of the earthquake that left greater than 2,900 individuals lifeless in Morocco, many there who depend on tourism worry for his or her livelihoods. The Sept. 8 quake broken historic websites in Marrakesh, the nation’s fourth-largest metropolis, however the results have been most acute within the Excessive Atlas … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Governments far and huge have provided support to Morocco following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that has left greater than 2,500 folks lifeless and hundreds injured and displaced. However, to the bafflement of officers overseas, Morocco has been gradual to just accept help. International locations together with France, Germany, Italy and the USA, … Read more
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised catastrophe drill Friday based mostly on a fictional earthquake within the capital area, as his nation marked the centennial of the real-life 1923 Nice Kanto Quake that killed greater than 100,000 folks. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagamihara space southwest of Tokyo on Sept. … Read more