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6.8 Magnitude Earthquake hits Northern Japan (03/14/2012) by Beyond the Norms on Mar 14, 2012March 14, 2012 Wednesday –  A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan causing small tidal changes on its Pacific coastline. The earthquake in Japan  was centered about 146 miles (235 kilometers) south of Kushiro, Japan, on Hokkaido islan...

Magnitude 7.0 quake hits Japan on New Year's Day by ely's planet on Jan 1, 2012Let's all pray for Japan. While the whole world is celebrating the New Year's Day, a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 has hit the shores of Japan's southern Pacific island,  the Associate Press report says. This is a very...

Earthquake In Japan: Northeastern Japan Hit By Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake by AlxJM.com on Jul 10, 2011A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the northeastern Japan at 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, 2011, according to reports by international news sites. The latest Japan earthquake struck the same area that was hit by a highly destructive shakeup last March 2011...

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake hits Japan April 11 2011 by Beyond the Norms on Apr 11, 2011Another earthquake hit Japan today April 11, 2011 at 5:16 p.m (Tokyo time) with the epicenter at Iwaki and has a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). It was initially reported as 7.1-magnitude, but was later downgraded to 6.6. There were no reports of...

Japan Earthquake 2011 Update: Strong aftershock rocks Japan on April 7 by on Apr 8, 2011While the Japanese people are struggling to deal with the catastrophe caused by the destructive earthquake and tsunami last month, their efforts are rather getting shaky as new earthquakes are being experienced every now and then.On April 7, 2011, at...

New World Map Released Shows Earthquake-risk Areas by on Mar 18, 2011A new world map is being released which shows areas having a very high risk to have an earthquake as shown below. On March 14, 2011, the newest version of the world map was published at Sheffield.ac.uk. which is dubbed as the “World Earthquake Inte...

Japan Earthquake: EYE-OPENER by The Bukidnon Blogger on Mar 15, 2011I got shocked when I opened Twitter this morning. The first I read was the earthquake with magnitude 7.9 that shook Japan. In stretch of a minute or so it upgraded to 8.9. It totally alarmed me. I started posting updates in Facebook and in Twitter. I...

8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shifts Japan and the Earth’s Axis by Beyond the Norms on Mar 12, 2011According to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy, the 8.9-magnitude quake shifted Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and the planet on its axis by nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters).

Powerful Earthquake and Tsunami Ravage Northern Japan by Scolex Portal - Free Article Directory on Mar 12, 2011TOKYO — Rescuers struggled to reach survivors on Saturday morning as Japan reeled after an earthquake and a tsunami struck in deadly tandem. The 8.9-magnitude earthquake set off a devastating tsunami that sent walls of water washing over coastal ci...

Tsunami Hits Japan After 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake by Latest Trend Online on Mar 12, 2011Yesterday March 11, 2011 the earthquake hits the northeastern shore was the biggest recorded quake ever to hit Japan. It said to be fifth-largest earthquake in the world since 1900 and was nearly 8,000 times stronger than one that devastated Christch...