A Magnitude 6 earthquake struck off coast of Hokkaido, Japan on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Friday, prompting an alert for a potential tsunami along parts of the Chilean coast, according to monitoring agencies in the ...

We map the coseismic deformation of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake with data from three descending Envisat/ASAR tracks and six ascending ALOS/PALSAR tracks that cover most of northeastern Japan. Due ...

Sendai is the largest city in Tohoku with population proper of 1.1 million (and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area). It was established in the 1600s as the castle town of the Date clan. It’s now ...

Scientists map one of Earth’s top hazards in the Pacific Northwest. ... The 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan and the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred at subduction zones.

The earthquake on January 1, 2024, was the strongest to hit Ishikawa Prefecture since 1885 and mainland Japan since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Shaking was felt across much of Honshu including Tokyo, ...

An updated earthquake hazard map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows a high shaking risk in California. ... The new model also includes faults that have been pinpointed by new tools and technology.

Google Maps. Maluku earthquake: ... This happened with devastating effect in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, located 24km deep and 9.1 magnitude on the Richter scale.

The Tohoku earthquake that caused a devastating tsunami in Japan a decade ago provided the basis for the update, said state geologist Steve Boylen. “Japan had sea walls that they had built for a ...

Ten years ago today, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu on the Japan Trench, a subduction zone. Subduction occurs when an oceanic plate dives under ...