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Watch The Independent’s live video coverage of the tragic earthquake in Morocco that has claimed over 2,000 lives and left more than 1,000 seriously injured, of the total 2,059 injuries that ...
Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage.
A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
It was the deadliest earthquake in the immediate area since a M s 6.6 event occurred in Yadong County on 20 November 1980. That earthquake had an epicenter 176 km (109 mi) away and killed 3 people in the county. The 7 January 2025 earthquake was also the largest in the area since a M s 7.1 struck 171 km (106 mi) to the south on 26 April 2015.
A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the USGS, Tuesday's ...
The China Earthquake Networks Center gave the earthquake a magnitude of M s 7.1, [4] while the United States Geological Survey said the earthquake measured M ww 7.0. [3] It struck at 02:09 CST (18:09 UTC) [5] at a depth of 13 kilometers (8.1 miles). [3] The epicenter was located in a mountainous area with an average altitude of about 3,048 ...
Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a 'Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information' advisory [28] that the probability of a megathrust earthquake along the Nankai Trough increased from a 0.1% per week to 1% chance [29] in what was the first advisory of its kind but clarified that it was not imminent.
The massive earthquake reportedly killed at least 4 people, caused buildings to collapse and power to be knocked out. Multiple deaths reported following powerful earthquake in Japan Skip to main ...