Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To help fill this gap, a research team has investigated the connection between ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima on Friday, ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 89 earthquakes of intensity of 4 or higher on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 were observed nationwide from January to the end of April this year.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

Powerful shaking caused buildings to collapse, started large-scale fires ... By comparison, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake caused some 17 trillion yen of damage, less than 20 percent ...

Historically, access to geothermal energy has hinged on real estate's famously three most important factors: location, location, and location. Because conventional geothermal power plants require hot, ...

The strong tremors, despite the Delhi earthquake being recorded at a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale, left Delhites wondering why it felt so severe. Experts said the answer lies in the ...

Greece’s chief seismologist says that while earthquake frequency around Santorini has slightly decreased, the situation ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Since 1720, the city has been rocked by at least five earthquakes above 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, reports suggest. Here is a list of some of the strongest earthquakes that have affected ...

The earthquake that shook the city Monday morning was a moderate 4 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was ...