Tokyo, June 28 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan early Sunday, the country’s weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. The temblor occurred at 5:21 a.m. local time off Iwate’s eastern coast at a depth of about 40 km, measuring lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Aomori and Iwate prefectures, reports Xinhua, quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency.No abnormalities were reported at the Higash…
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Tokyo, June 27 (IANS) A total of 10 people sustained minor injuries after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the central Japanese prefecture of Yamanashi and nearby areas, local media reported on Saturday. The temblor occurred at around 10:29 p.m. local time on Friday (local time) at a depth of about 20 km. It measured lower 6, the third-highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7, in Fujikawaguchiko Town and Upper 5 in Otsuki City, both in Yamanashi Prefecture, according to the Japan M…
Tokyo, June 25 (IANS) At least four people were injured after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Thursday morning, local media reported. The temblor, revised up from a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, occurred at around 7:30 a.m. local time off the eastern coast of Iwate Prefecture at a depth of about 40 km. It measured upper 6, the second-highest level on Japan’s seismic scale of 7, in Hashikami Town and lower 6 in Hachinohe City, both in Aomori Prefecture, the Japan Meteorolo…
Caracas, June 25 (IANS) Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela in quick succession, both causing strong tremors in the capital of Caracas.Xinhua correspondents reported shaking windows and toppled bookshelves at their residences in the capital, and images circulating on social media showed collapsed houses on the streets of Caracas.The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 7.1 quake at 2204 GMT on Wednesday evening, followed just one minute later by an even stronger magnitude 7.5 t…
Tokyo/Caracas, June 25 (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck northeastern Japan on Thursday morning, shaking a wide area across the country’s northeast and briefly disrupting transport services. However, authorities said there was no tsunami threat, according to local media reports. The quake struck off the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture at around 7:30 a.m. local time and occurred at a depth of 50 kilometres, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency….
Tokyo, April 24 (IANS) A wildfire in Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan remains largely uncontained, with the burned area expanding to nearly 1,200 hectares as of 6 a.m. local time Friday, local media reported. Since breaking out on Wednesday in a mountainous area of Otsuchi Town, the fire has destroyed eight buildings, including residential houses, as per Kyodo News.Otsuchi has issued evacuation orders to nearly 2,600 people, about one quarter of the town’s population.Helicopters from the I…
Tokyo, April 20 (IANS) Tsunami waves were observed off Iwate and Aomori prefectures in the Pacific Ocean after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan Monday afternoon. Tsunami warnings were issued for Aomori, Iwate prefectures and Hokkaido on the Pacific coast by the country’s weather agency. It also forecast tsunami waves of up to three metres are to arrive immediately.Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture recorded an 80-cm wave, reported Xinhua news agency.“A…
Tokyo, Jan 6 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 jolted the Japanese prefectures of Shimane and Tottori on Tuesday, local media reported.However, according to the country’s weather agency, no tsunami warning has been issued, reports Kyodo News.At 10:18 a.m. (local time), a tremor hit eastern Shimane Prefecture, registering upper 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7.This was followed by additional quakes measuring lower 5, or M5.1, at 10:28 a.m. and 4, or M5.4, at 10:37 a.m.The initial ear…