At least 50 dead after powerful Japan quake

Japan Earthquake Happening Today 2025. Death toll from from powerful Japanese quakes rises to 48 The Star In short: A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Kyushu, Japan, at a depth of 36 kilometres A longer time ago, a MAG-9.1 earthquake struck on Mar 11, 2011 14:46, 132 kilometers (82 mi) north of Sendai.

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The earthquake struck off the coast of Tokyo causing widespread destruction and loss of life According to a government estimate, there is a 70 to 80 percent chance that a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake will occur in the area within 30 years.

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Today 2025-03-14 10:06:23 UTC at 10:06 March 14, 2025 UTC Location: Epicenter at 39.985, 142.27 46.2 km from Miyako (29.2 miles) Near East Coast. The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near Tokyo occurred on Jan 1, 2024 16:10 local time (Asia/Tokyo timezone) Nankai Trough quakes occur every 100 to 150 years, the last being the 1944 Tonankai and 1946 Nankai quakes that together struck a wide area from central to southwestern Japan

Earthquake in Japan. Deeper tsunami's are unlikely to displace to ocean floor The government's earthquake panel has said the chances of a quake with a magnitude of at least 8.8 occurring there within 30 years are between 7 and 40 percent.

Japan Tsunami 2025 Rodi Natividad. On March 11, 2025, Japan experienced a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale A research team in Japan has issued a warning of a potential megaquake that could occur off the country's northern coast