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A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves...
A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

First named pterosaur from Japan sheds light on ancient flying reptiles

A team of researchers from Japan, China, and Brazil have discovered a new species of pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, marking the...

How Japan’s 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake shifted the landscape

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change things. On New Year's Day...

Unveiling Japan’s geological history through volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which we are living. These...

Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from...

Ultra-deep drilling reveals mysteries of Japan tsunami

An international marine research team guided by Cornell expertise has successfully completed an ambitious drilling project to investigate the plate boundary fault that ruptured...

Prehistoric rock in Japan reveals clues to major ocean anoxic event

By studying prehistoric rocks and fossils emerging from the side of Mount Ashibetsu in Japan, researchers have precisely refined the timing and duration of...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near west coast Honshu, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the west coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The earthquake was at a depth...

Japan’s ‘megaquake’ warning explained

Japan's earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake" one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people—although they stress...

Strong earthquake with 7.1 magnitude hits off southern Japan, prompts tsunami advisory

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were no...

Japan launches an advanced Earth observation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket

Japan deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it was launched on a new flagship H3 rocket Monday. The H3...

Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake

Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but...

VIDEO/ Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 strikes Bonin Islands of Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Bonin Islands of Japan on Saturday afternoon. The epicentre was located off the west coast of the...

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