6.4 Earthquake hits off Japan’s east coast
June 18th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sendai, June 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An earthquake of a 6.4-magnitude has jolted the sea area off Japan’s east coast. Despite the high magnitude of this seism, which has affected Honshu, the main ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6 quake hits Japan
November 24th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale jolted the Hokkaido region in north Japan Thursday, Xinhua reported.The tremblor struck at 6.25 p.m., said the China ... Read more...
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7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Fiji
September 16th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fiji, Sept 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 7.3 magnitude quake has struck Fiji. The US Geological Survey reported on Friday that the quake struck earlier in the day hitting at a depth of ... Read more...
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6.5-magnitude quake hits off east coast of Honshu
April 12th, 2011 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 12 (IANS) An earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale, hit off the east coast of Honshu of Japan at 7.08 a.m. Beijing Time Tuesday, Xinhua quoted the ... Read more...
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Strong quake jolts northeast Japan, tsunami warning lifted (Second Lead)
March 28th, 2011 - 8:14 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 28 (IANS) A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Miyagi prefecture and its vicinity in northeastern Japan Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The agency issued a tsunami alert for ... Read more...
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Magnitude-5.9 quake hits Japan
March 22nd, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 22 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale Tuesday hit Japan off the east coast of Honshu, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or ... Read more...
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Japan quake toll rises to over 7,300 (Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 19 (IANS) The toll in the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan has gone up to 7,320 people, a police report here said Saturday.The National Police ... Read more...
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Two strong aftershocks rock Japan minutes apart
March 15th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Two strong earthquakes struck Japan on late Tuesday evening, days after one of the largest earthquakes on record devastated the country, seismologists said.The first 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 10.28 ... Read more...
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Japan shaken: survivors look for missing kin, n-meltdown feared (Second Lead)
March 12th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 12 (IANS) Ravaged Japan Saturday moved to pull itself together from a devastating quake and tsunami that killed a 1,000 people and left its northeastern coast in ruin ... Read more...
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At least 91 dead, scores missing after quake, tsunamis devastate Japan
March 11th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A series of enormous earthquakes struck off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan on early Friday afternoon, seismologists said, generating huge tsunamis that devastated coastlines and has prompted ... Read more...
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Japan halts Bullet trains
March 11th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 11 (IANS) Bullet trains, which can run at speeds up to 300 km per hour, have been halted following a massive earthquake and waves of tsunamis that hit ... Read more...
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World’s largest genome in slow-growing plant
December 14th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) An unremarkable and a slow-growing plant has left the scientists stunned with the sheer size of its genome, which is 50 times bigger than that of our species.It ... Read more...
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Japan to help India launch 24 green cities
November 25th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Buoyed by a landmark free trade pact and the launch of nuclear negotiations, India and Japan are set to scale a new frontier in bilateral ... Read more...
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Argonaut octopuses use shells as flotation devices
May 19th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): Australian researchers have found that unique, free-swimming octopuses called argonauts, use their stunning white shells to remain neutrally buoyant beneath the sea surface.For the first time, Dr Julian ... Read more...
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Two giant quakes prompt tsunami alerts
August 11th, 2009 - 5:41 am ICT by John Le Fevre
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake off the coast of India near the Andaman Islands was followed immediately after by a second powerful 6.4 magnitude quake off the coast of Japan earlier ... Read more...
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Earthquake reported near Japanese mainland
February 1st, 2009 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (DPA) An earthquake with magnitude of 6.0 struck about 170 km northeast of Tokyo, the US Geological Survey reported Saturday.The temblor was registered at 2151 GMT, or nearly 7 ... Read more...
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Strong quake rocks Japan’s eastern seaboard
December 20th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Dec 20 (Xinhua) A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale Saturday jolted the eastern Japanese coast of Honshu, the Hong Kong Observatory reported.The quake occurred at 10.35 GMT ... Read more...
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Climate change impact on lakes different in warmer and colder regions
October 22nd, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Oct 22 (ANI): A new research by Japanese and German scientists has determined that climate change will have different effects on lakes in warmer and colder regions of the globe.The ... Read more...
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Strong quake hits Japan and Indonesia, Tsunami warning
September 11th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by Bupha Ravirot
Earth quake magnitude 7 hits Japan at Thursday, 11 September at 9:20 AM JST and 6.6 Richter shakes Indonesia at 9:00 AM local time.7.0 Richter struck off the coast of Japan's northern ... Read more...
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Quake Magnitude 7.0 Strikes Near East Coast of Japan!
July 19th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by Bupha Ravirot
Strong quake measures 7.0 Richter struck off Japan's eastern coast, 'Honshu', reported by the U.S. Geological Survey on 02:39:31 UTC ( 11:39:31 AM JST).The epicenter of the earth quake located at 37.627°N, ... Read more...
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