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12/05/2016 / By fukushima

Earthquake Off Fukushima, Japan, Triggers Tsunami

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami off the coast of Japan early Tuesday, near where three nuclear reactors melted down at a plant in Fukushima after a quake and tsunami in 2011. Article by Motoko Rich Tuesday’s quake quickly brought evacuation warnings along the coast that was ravaged just over five years ago. […]

11/28/2016 / By fukushima

Japan earthquake: social aftershocks of Fukushima disaster are still being felt

At 5.59am local time on November 22, Fukushima was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami warning. For residents in the same region of Japan devastated by the major 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and its tsunami, the threat of a renewed disaster was very real. Article by The Conversation The tsunami warning was lifted […]

11/23/2016 / By fukushima

Is Fukushima still safe after the latest earthquake?

We all remember March 11, 2011, when the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan earthquake triggered a 14-metre tsunami that flooded the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Four of the six reactors on site were badly damaged, three suffering core meltdowns. Article by Tony Irwin Also affected by the tsunami, but to a much lesser extent, were […]

11/21/2016 / By fukushima

Fukushima earthquake strikes Japan… 7.3 mag… tsunami warning, evacuation order issued… citizens ordered to consider ‘worst case scenario’

BREAKING NEWS: A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Fukushima, Japan, and Japan has issued a tsunami warning. NHK World TV Live is issuing a warning that says “we expect a tsunami wave 3 meters high” … “the tsunami will come through the inland… we are expecting it to come.” Warnings are issued to […]

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