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How did Japan's earthquake compare to others across the world?
The Week via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA large crack is seen in a road leading to Wajima, western Japan, on 1 January 2024. The death toll...
Japan takes earthquake safety seriously. Here's how its culture of preparedness keeps so many people...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA 2024 earthquake collapsed a building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.Kyodo via REUTERS Japan...
Japan issues evacuation advisory for Okinawa areas after earthquake
Reuters via AOL· 4 weeks agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan issued an evacuation advisory for the coastal areas near the southern prefecture of Okinawa after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. A tsunami of up to ...
The 20 largest recorded earthquakes in history
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate. Here we see the remains of a house amongst a lot of rubble after an earthquake. As the world's tectonic plates...
Over 41,000 dead in Turkey, Syria earthquake: Death toll among worst in recent history
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe powerful earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria last week are among the most devastating and...
Why Japan Isn’t Tapping It's Incredible Geothermal Potential
Oilprice.com via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoPower generation has been a delicate problem for densely populated Japan, but now experts claim that the country could generate around 10% of its electricity needs with geothermal energy.
California hasn't seen a catastrophic earthquake recently. But 'quiet' period won't last
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe San Andreas fault is capable of magnitude 7.8 earthquakes. Two have occurred twice in recent...
Mori Building opens new development in Tokyo, part of push to revitalize the city
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRazed a century ago by an earthquake and fire and then again by bombing during World War II, Tokyo...
How regional fault lines led to such a destructive earthquake in Turkey, Syria
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was only a matter of time before the region surrounding Turkey and Syria experienced "the big...
Afghan Taliban say rescue effort almost complete one day after earthquake kills 1,000
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGAYAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Aid began arriving on Thursday in a remote part of Afghanistan where...