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Japan: M5.0 Earthquake Strikes Ibaraki, Shaking Tokyo and Surrounding Areas

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the southern Ibaraki Prefecture area at around 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, sending tremors across a wide area including Tokyo. No tsunami warning was issued following the quake.

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Chile: M6.2 Earthquake Shakes Coquimbo Region

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Coquimbo region of northern Chile on Thursday morning, February 12. The quake hit near the town of Punitaqui at a depth of nearly 37 km. No tsunami warning was issued, and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The video shows power lines swaying in San Ramón, Coquimbo.

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Japan: M6.2 Earthquake Causes Damage in Shimane

A series of earthquakes, including one with a maximum magnitude of 6.2, struck western Japan on Tuesday, January 6, with epicenters in eastern Shimane Prefecture. Authorities said there was no tsunami threat. This video shows a landslide triggered by the quake at a residential property in Yasugi City, eastern Shimane.

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Japan: M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Shimane Prefecture, No Tsunami Threat 4

A series of earthquakes, with a maximum magnitude of 6.2, struck western Japan on Tuesday, January 6, with the epicenters located in eastern Shimane Prefecture. Authorities state there is no threat of a tsunami resulting from these quakes.

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Japan: M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Shimane Prefecture, No Tsunami Threat 3

A series of earthquakes, with a maximum magnitude of 6.2, struck western Japan on Tuesday, January 6, with the epicenters located in eastern Shimane Prefecture. Authorities state there is no threat of a tsunami resulting from these quakes.

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Japan: M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Shimane Prefecture, No Tsunami Threat

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck western Japan on Tuesday, January 6, at 10:18 a.m. local time, with its epicenter located in eastern Shimane Prefecture. Authorities state there is no threat of a tsunami resulting from this quake.

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US/Canada: M7.0 Earthquake Strikes Alaska and Canadian Border

A Magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the Alaska-Yukon border on Saturday afternoon, December 6, in the Kluane National Park area, with a shallow depth of five kilometers. The tremor was felt as a milder Magnitude 5.3 in Whitehorse, 250 kilometers away. The quake occurred around 1:41 p.m. and was followed by aftershocks. Officials reported no immediate damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning was issued.

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Kamchatka Earthquake Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan

Kamchatka earthquake, tsunami warning issued in Japan. In the city of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following the tsunami triggered by the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Russia. A tsunami warning is still in effect in Japan, but the waves that hit the country's coasts were mild at this time, and no serious damage has been reported. This is a private photo posted on social media or broadcast media provided by this Agency. The Agency claims no ownership, including but not limited to copyright or licensing, in the attached material. The fees charged by this Agency are for the Agency's services only and do not convey, nor are they intended to convey to you, any copyright or licensing ownership in the material. By posting this material you expressly agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Agency and its directors, shareholders and employees from any loss, claim, damage, demand, expense (including legal fees), or any cause of action or allegation against the Agency arising out of or in any way c

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Kamchatka Earthquake Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan

Kamchatka earthquake, tsunami warning issued in Japan. In the city of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following the tsunami triggered by the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Russia. A tsunami warning is still in effect in Japan, but the waves that hit the country's coasts were mild at this time, and no serious damage has been reported. This is a private photo posted on social media or broadcast media provided by this Agency. The Agency claims no ownership, including but not limited to copyright or licensing, in the attached material. The fees charged by this Agency are for the Agency's services only and do not convey, nor are they intended to convey to you, any copyright or licensing ownership in the material. By posting this material you expressly agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Agency and its directors, shareholders and employees from any loss, claim, damage, demand, expense (including legal fees), or any cause of action or allegation against the Agency arising out of or in any way c

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Kamchatka Earthquake Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan

Kamchatka earthquake, tsunami warning issued in Japan. In the city of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following the tsunami triggered by the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Russia. A tsunami warning is still in effect in Japan, but the waves that hit the country's coasts were mild at this time, and no serious damage has been reported. This is a private photo posted on social media or broadcast media provided by this Agency. The Agency claims no ownership, including but not limited to copyright or licensing, in the attached material. The fees charged by this Agency are for the Agency's services only and do not convey, nor are they intended to convey to you, any copyright or licensing ownership in the material. By posting this material you expressly agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Agency and its directors, shareholders and employees from any loss, claim, damage, demand, expense (including legal fees), or any cause of action or allegation against the Agency arising out of or in any way c

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

No workers are seen at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, following an evacuation order. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Philippines: People Evacuate After M6.2 Earthquake Strikes

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east of the Philippines on Tuesday morning, June 24. It was centered at a preliminary depth of 6.2 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey. No tsunami warnings were issued.

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El Salvador: Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes, Felt Across Central America 2

A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck El Salvador on Sunday, January 5, at 11:18 a.m. local time, according to the USGS. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MARN) reported no tsunami risk and no casualties. The quake was also felt in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

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Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Pref. nuclear reactor

File photo taken Oct. 24, 2024, shows the No. 2 nuclear reactor (front) at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. The Sendai High Court on Nov. 27 upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt the plant's No. 2 unit, which restarted in October as the first reactor to operate in northeastern Japan since the region was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Pref. nuclear reactor

File photo taken Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. The Sendai High Court on Nov. 27 upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt the plant's No. 2 unit, which restarted in October as the first reactor to operate in northeastern Japan since the region was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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[Breaking News]1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region. (Kyodo)

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Onagawa No. 2 nuclear reactor restarts in northeastern Japan

Officials at the Onagawa nuclear power plant are engaged in the operation to restart the No. 2 reactor at the complex in Miyagi Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2024. It marked the first reactor restart in northeastern Japan since the region was affected by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, which triggered the Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

People stage a protest in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024, ahead of the restart of the No. 2 unit of the Onagawa nuclear plant (seen in the background), which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. It will be the first time a nuclear reactor has been restarted in the region since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

People stage a protest in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024, ahead of the restart of the No. 2 unit of the Onagawa nuclear plant (seen in the background), which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. It will be the first time a nuclear reactor has been restarted in the region since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in the region since it was hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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CORRECTED: 1st reactor restart in Japan's 2011 disaster-hit area

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor is expected to restart on Oct. 29, marking the first resumption of a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster hit the region.

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Protest against restart of Japan's nuclear reactor

People stage a protest in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024, ahead of the restart of the No. 2 unit of the Onagawa nuclear plant in the town, which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. It will be the first time a nuclear reactor has been restarted in the area since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Japan: M6.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Fukushima Coast 3

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan on April 4 around 12:16 p.m. The depth of the epicenter was approximately 40 km. No tsunami warning was issued. .

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Japan: M6.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Fukushima Coast, No Tsunami Warning Issued

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan on April 4 around 12:16 p.m. The depth of the epicenter was approximately 40 km. No tsunami warning was issued. This video shows the ceiling lights and power lines shaking at the JR Natori Station in Miyagi Prefecture.

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Japan: M6.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Fukushima Coast, No Tsunami Warning Issued 2

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan on April 4 around 12:16 p.m. The depth of the epicenter was approximately 40 km. No tsunami warning was issued. This video shows a ceiling light shaking at a private house.

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Japan: Guests At Tokyo DisneySea Duck Down To Ground After Earthquake Warning

A M5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and surrounding areas on Thursday morning, March 21. The epicenter was in the southwest of Ibaraki prefecture with a depth at 50 kilometers. No tsunami warning was issued. This video shows guests at Tokyo DisneySea ducking down to the ground after an earthquake warning.

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US: M4.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Malibu, Southern California 2

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck near Malibu on Friday, February 9, and was felt throughout much of the greater Los Angeles area. There was no tsunami advisory. According to the USGS, the epicenter of the quake was located about 9 miles southwest of Thousand Oaks and measured at a depth of 7.5 miles. The LAFD said that no injuries were reported.

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US: M4.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Malibu, Southern California

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck near Malibu on Friday, February 9, and was felt throughout much of the greater Los Angeles area. There was no tsunami advisory. According to the USGS, the epicenter of the quake was located about 9 miles southwest of Thousand Oaks and measured at a depth of 7.5 miles. The LAFD said that no injuries were reported.

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M6.5 quake rocks central Japan, no threat of tsunami damage

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 5, 2023, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas of central Japan.

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M6.5 quake rocks central Japan, no threat of tsunami damage

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 5, 2023, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas of central Japan.

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M6.5 quake rocks central Japan, no threat of tsunami damage

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 5, 2023, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas of central Japan

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Philippines upgrades quake off south to magnitude 7.4, no damage reported

STORY: Philippines upgrades quake off south to magnitude 7.4, no damage reported SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:16 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of CCTV and video clips of earthquake in the Philippines STORYLINE: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday upgraded the magnitude from 6.9 to 7.4 of an offshore earthquake that hit Surigao del Sur province in the southern Philippines on Saturday night. In an updated report, the institute said the quake, which occurred at 10:37 p.m. local time (GMT 1437), hit at a depth of 25 km, about 30 km northeast of Hinatuan town. The institute said the tectonic quake, which was felt in many parts of Mindanao island and central Philippines, will cause damage. There were no immediate reports of damages. The institute has recorded over 200 aftershocks, some with magnitude of over 5 and 6. The institute also issued a tsunami warning Saturday night, prompting residents living in th

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Iwate Pref. city mascot visits quake-hit city in Hyogo Pref.

Takata-no-Yumechan, the official mascot of Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster, prays at a memorial monument at a park in Awaji, a Hyogo Prefecture city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Iwate Pref. city mascot visits quake-hit city in Hyogo Pref.

Takata-no-Yumechan, the official mascot of Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster, offers flowers at a memorial monument at a park in Awaji, a Hyogo Prefecture city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater

STORY: Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the rally 2 various of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant STORYLINE: As the Japanese government approaches a decision on the specific date for the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, hundreds of Japanese gathered in central Tokyo on Friday to rally against the discharge plan. Despite scorching temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, people from various parts of Japan braved the heat to gather in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence, urging the government to uphold its promise of "no disposal without the understanding of relevant parties." Hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered core meltdowns that released radiation, r

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M6.5 quake rocks central Japan, no threat of tsunami damage

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 5, 2023, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas of central Japan

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M6.5 quake rocks central Japan, no threat of tsunami damage

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 5, 2023, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas of central Japan.

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M6.5 quake rocks central Japan, no threat of tsunami damage

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 5, 2023, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas of central Japan.

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M-6.8 quake rocks northeastern Japan

SENDAI, May 13 Kyodo - Junior high school students wait for a shinkansen bullet train at the main station in Sendai, northeastern Japan, after a powerful earthquake caused a delay in train services on May 13, 2015. No tsunami warning was issued.

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Debris removal starts in town near crippled reactors

FUTABA, Japan - Workers begin to remove debris in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2014, left by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku. The work is limited to part of the town as the bulk of the area is designated as a no-go zone for its proximity to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the disaster.

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M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division of the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference on Sept. 16, 2014, at the agency in Tokyo, on a magnitude 5.6 quake that hit parts of the Kanto region north of Tokyo earlier in the day. The 12:28 p.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama prefectures, and 4 in Tokyo. There was no tsunami alert following the quake.

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Support center for disaster orphans completed

MORIOKA, Japan - A sandbag is hung from the ceiling of Kazan-no-heya, meaning "volcano room," installed for stress-releasing purposes, in Rikuzentakata Rainbow House in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on June 29, 2014. The facility is run by Ashinaga, an organization that provides educational and emotional support for orphans worldwide, to support orphans from 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan.

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Watertight door built at Tokai nuke plant to prevent tsunami

MITO, Japan - A watertight door designed to prevent the inflow of tsunami water is shown to media on June 18, 2014, inside a nuclear reactor building at the Tokai No. 2 atomic power plant in the Pacific coast village of Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Safety checks on Tokai No.2 Power Station under way

MITO, Japan - Japan Atomic Power Co. unveils a safety shield of an emergency diesel generator designed to prevent tsunami water from immersing at the Tokai No.2 Power Station in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 18, 2014.

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Tsunami-hit fishing boat found in Hawaii

SENDAI, Japan - Former fisherman Tomio Endo in the town of Shichigahama in Miyagi Prefecture on May 23, 2014, holds a picture of his fishing boat No. 2 Sachi-Maru, which was found upside down on a beach of Hawaii's Kauai Island. The boat was swept away by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that severely hit northeastern Japan.

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New oyster farming ship launched in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Takasago Maru No. 11, a newly built oyster farming ship, leaves a port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 18, 2014, with fishermen's banners hoisted. The oyster farming business in the area was severely affected by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Kids release balloons before "Mural of Hope"

MORIOKA, Japan - Children release balloons during a ceremony on April 26, 2014, to commemorate the completion of "Kibo no Hekiga" (Mural of Hope) in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.