Large earthquake rocks Japan, prompting tsunami warnings
Japan earthquake
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- NPR World·2h agoHope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
Time was running out to find survivors, as rescuers continued to work in the Kumamoto area on Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu, where the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Tuesday.
Read at NPR World → - ABC World AU·14h agoMore earthquake warnings in Japan as rescuers race to free those trapped
Earthquake warning alarms sounded on phones in the Kumamoto region again on Wednesday night when a 5.8-magnitude quake hit.
Read at ABC World AU → - Global News World·19h agoDeath toll rises to 18 following 7.1 quake in southwestern Japan
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu also left at least 62 people injured, six of them seriously.
Read at Global News World → - Independent Science·20h agoWhy the Kumamoto earthquake is unusual compared to most tremors that hit Japan
Death toll is higher for such a shallow quake as it struck closer to population centres, seismologists say
Read at Independent Science → - Mint News·20h agoJapan's quake shakes Kumamoto, the city anchoring TSMC's ₹1.91 lakh crore expansion
A temporary shutdown at a factory in one Japanese prefecture attracts worldwide attention because Kumamoto has emerged as one of Japan's most important semiconductor manufacturing hubs.
Read at Mint News → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·1d agoJapan Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 13 as Rescue Ops Continue
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Guardian World·1d agoJapan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing amid aftershocks
Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale At least five people have been killed, and nine are missing after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday,…
Read at Guardian World → - DW News EN·1d agoJapan: Strong earthquake hits Kumamoto, several dead
Dozens of people were hospitalized after the earthquake hit southern Japan. According to media reports, at least two women were killed after a shopping mall partially collapsed in the town of Kashima.
Read at DW News EN → - Al Jazeera·1d agoMany feared dead from 7.1-magnitude quake in Kumamoto, Japan
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, causing widespread damage, injuries and fears of deaths.
Read at Al Jazeera → - Bloomberg Economics·1d agoMany Feared Trapped in Mall After Japan Quake
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens and damaging buildings including a shopping mall where many people were feared trapped after an explosion. Corrects to show one person…
Read at Bloomberg Economics → - Business Today IN·1d ago7.1 Quake Shakes Southern Japan: Roads Split, Buildings Burn, Hundreds Of Thousands Evacuated
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture, causing widespread destruction, injuring dozens of people and leaving several trapped inside a partially collapsed shopping mall. The powerful tremor knocked out electricity to thousands of…
Read at Business Today IN → - BBC Top Stories·1d agoThe moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan
Video shows locations across the region where a strong earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island on 28 July.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - NYT World·1d agoKumamoto Castle, a Famed Landmark, Is Damaged in the Japan Earthquake
The centuries-old castle, one of the country’s best-known, was also affected by the region’s 2016 earthquakes.
Read at NYT World → - Financial Times·1d agoPowerful earthquake hits Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture
Buildings and bridges collapse and blast reported at shopping centre as chipmaker TSMC evacuates workers from plant
Read at Financial Times → - BBC World·1d agoMagnitude 7.1 quake in Japan leaves several injured
The quake struck Kumamoto prefecture in the south-west and briefly triggered a tsunami alert.
Read at BBC World → - Dawn World PK·1d agoMajor earthquake hits Japan's Kyushu region; PM says injuries reported, buildings collapsed
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, stopping rail services and triggering warnings for tsunamis and aftershocks. Companies including Sony and TSMC, the world’s…
Read at Dawn World PK → - CBC Top Stories·1d agoMajor earthquake hits part of southern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, stopping rail services and triggering warnings for tsunamis and aftershocks.
Read at CBC Top Stories → - NBC News Top·2d agoLarge earthquake rocks Japan, prompting tsunami warnings
A large earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings in the region.
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