In this paper, we show using simulations from a statistical model that the production impact of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, however, was quite large, with the negative effect of the earthquake ...

Similarities between the March 16 earthquake and a temblor that rattled the Tohoku region in February 2021 have fueled speculation that the offshore area has become an increasing hotspot for ...

Last August, the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first mega quake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...

Snow was forecast for the northeastern Tohoku region on March 19, adding to the misery of work to repair damage from the powerful earthquake three days earlier. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake that claimed the lives of 6,434 people. The magnitude 7.3 quake hit Kobe City in western Japan and surrounding areas at 5:46 a.m.

The 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake spiraled into a fierce tsunami and nuclear disaster – obliterating homes, swamping cities and leaving survivors psychologically scarred.

Just days ahead of the anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated swathes of northeast Japan, there is growing concern that a new series of moderate quakes off the east ...