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  Earthquake of 6.9-magnitude strikes off Japanese islands

  World | April 18, 2020 15:51 IST

  An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale on Saturday struck off the west coast of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.

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  Massive 6.1-magnitude quake hits Japan: US Geological Survey

  World | July 13, 2019 7:52 IST

  An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude jolted 169 km northwest of Naze, Japan, at 00:57:43 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

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  Japan hit by two powerful earthquakes; no tsunami warning issued

  World | May 10, 2019 8:45 IST

  In 2011, Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggering powerful tsunami waves that caused rampant damage to properties, affecting operations massively in industries and leading to heavy casualties.

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  Strong earthquake hits near southern Japan; no threat of tsunami

  World | January 08, 2019 19:42 IST

  Japan's meteorological agency said the quake caused moderately strong shaking in nearby areas.

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  Japan: 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Hokkaido island kills 2; causes landslides, blackout

  World | September 06, 2018 10:12 IST

  The magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Hokkaido at 3:08 a.m. at the depth of 40 kilometers (24 miles), Japan's Meteorological Agency said. 

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  Japan's strong earthquake triggers Tsunami, Fukushima nuclear plant ops affected

  World | November 22, 2016 9:32 IST

  A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 magnitude struck northeastern Japan early on Tuesday prompting the country’s meteorological department to issue a tsunami warning for the region’s coast including Fukushima prefecture. A some

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  Strong earthquake hits 2011 tsunami region in Japan

  World | May 13, 2015 7:04 IST

  Tokyo: A strong earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday in the same region devastated by a major quake and tsunami in 2011. Authorities said there was no risk of tsunami.The magnitude 6.8 quake struck at 6:12

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  Japan earthquake collapses homes, causes injuries

  World | November 23, 2014 6:52 IST

  Tokyo: A strong earthquake in the mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics destroyed more than half a dozen homes in a ski resort town and injured at least 30 people,

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  Evacuation Zone At Nuclear Plant Declared Restricted Area

  World | April 21, 2011 12:02 IST

  Tokyo, Japan Apr 21: Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometre) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly

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  Japan Raises Nuclear Crisis Level At Par With Chernobyl

  World | April 12, 2011 10:13 IST

  Tokyo, Apr 12:  Japan's nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant on Tuesday to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. An official with the Nuclear

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  Japan Lifts New Tsunami Warning After 7.4 Quake

  World | April 08, 2011 12:15 IST

  Tokyo, Apr 7 :  Japan's meteorological agency says it has lifted a tsunami warning for the northeastern coast 90 minutes after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck offshore.The quake hit about 11:30 pm today (local time). It

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  Toxic Water Leak Plugged At Japan's Crippled N-plant

  World | April 06, 2011 17:55 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 6: Japanese workers at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today plugged a crack leaking highly toxic water into the sea from a concrete pit, though authorities were concerned about a possible hydrogen blast

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  Japan Disaster Sparks Social Media Innovation

  World | March 31, 2011 17:56 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 31: As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster—earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.Once the magnitude of the March 11 disaster

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  Radiation In Seawater May Be Spreading In Japan

  World | March 28, 2011 14:22 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 28: Highly radioactive iodine seeping from Japan's damaged nuclear complex may be making its way into seawater farther north of the plant than previously thought, officials today said, adding to radiation concerns as

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  Radiation At Fukushima Nuclear Plant 'Normal': IAEA

  World | March 14, 2011 14:50 IST

  Vienna, Mar 14:  Radiation levels at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, which has been hit by a second explosion, are "normal", the UN atomic watchdog IAEA said today. "Radiation dose rate measurements observed

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  California 'Closely Monitoring' Japan Nuclear Leak

  World | March 13, 2011 11:09 IST

  Los Angeles, Mar 13:  California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific. While officials downplayed