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Aug 30, 2018
OK Computer: Using Artificial Intelligence to forecast aftershocks of earthquakes
The research is a stepping stone for additional studies into AI's use in forecasting earthquake tremors. -
Aug 20, 2018
Big quakes systematically trigger others in the Earth's other hemisphere: Study
The findings help scientists better conduct earthquake forecasting and risk assessments. -
Jan 23, 2018
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hits Indonesia; no casualty reported, buildings damaged in Java
A moderately strong earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday, damaging buildings near the epicenter and shaking office buildings in the country's capital. -
Dec 09, 2016
Huge quake rocks Solomon Islands, triggers tsunami alert | Reuters
SYDNEY A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning across a wide area of the South Pacific.The quake struck at 4:38 a.m. (12.38 p.m -
Nov 22, 2016
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hits New Zealand's North Island: USGS | Reuters
WELLINGTON An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck central New Zealand on Tuesday, little more than a week after a powerful tremor centered in the upper South Island rocked the country and killed two people.Tuesday's quake was centered off the coast of the North Island, 138 km (86 miles) from Palmerston North at a depth of 37 km (23 miles). -
Nov 22, 2016
Donald Trump to end TPP on first day; Shinzo Abe says trade pact meaningless without US
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be meaningless without US participation, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday as US President-elect Donald Trump said he would withdraw the United States from the pan-Pacific free trade deal -
Nov 22, 2016
Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted | Reuters
By Yuka Obayashi and William Mallard | TOKYO TOKYO A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.The earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, had a magnitude of 7.4 and was centred off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), the agency said.A tsunami of up to 1.4 metres (4.5 feet) had been observed around Sendai, about 70 km (45 miles) north of Fukushima, following the quake, which struck at 5:59 a.m. (2059 GMT Monday), public broadcaster NHK said.Television footage showed ships moving out to sea from harbours as tsunami warning signals wailed, after warnings of waves of up to 3 metres (10 feet) were issued."We saw high waves but nothing that went over the tidal barriers," a man in the city of Iwaki told NTV television network.All Japan's nuclear power plants on the coast threatened by the tsunami are shut down in the wake of the March 2011 disaster, which knocked out Tokyo Electric Power Co's (9501.T) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, spilling radiation into the air and sea.A spokeswoman for Tokyo Electric Power, known as Tepco, said the cooling system for a storage pool for spent nuclear fuel at the reactor at its Fukushima Daini Plant had been halted. A spokesman said the cooling system had restarted soon after -
Nov 22, 2016
Tsunami of 60 cm reaches Fukushima coast after earthquake: NHK | Reuters
TOKYO A tsunami of 60 cm (2 feet) reached Onahama Port in Fukushima, the first tsunami waves to hit the coast after a powerful earthquake struck northern Japan on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported.A tsunami warning of up to 3 metres (10 feet) has been issued. (Reporting by Chris Gallagher and Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Lincoln Feast) -
Nov 22, 2016
7.3 magnitude quake hits Japan, Fukushima residents urged to flee | Reuters
TOKYO An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing tsunami advisories for much of the nation's northern Pacific coast.The epicentre of the earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo, was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of about 10 km, the agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. -
Nov 17, 2016
Navy ships out New Zealand quake survivors | Reuters
By Lincoln Feast | CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand Hundreds of survivors stranded by a huge earthquake that struck central New Zealand three days ago reached Christchurch by a naval ship early on Thursday, as engineers in the capital Wellington assessed the state of dozens of damaged buildings.Around 450 tourists and residents from the small seaside town of Kaikoura were taken by the New Zealand navy's multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury to Christchurch, the South Island's largest city, overnight.Kaikoura, a fishing community and popular whale watching base ringed by steep mountains, was completely cut off by large landslides which covered road and rail links. Air Force NH90 helicopters joined a fleet of private helicopters which have ferried hundreds more people from the town to near Christchurch, 150 km (90 miles) south over the past two days
