Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

which causes high-rise buildings to sway slowly, marked the largest Level 4 in northern Miyagi Prefecture. The earthquake also cut electricity to more than 2.2 million homes in the Kanto, Tohoku ...

1 earthquake,” he said. “Detailed causes of deaths should be disclosed at some appropriate time to review the situation for future generations.” Researchers at Tohoku University’s ...

In this paper, we show using simulations from a statistical model that the production impact of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, however, was quite large, with the negative effect of the earthquake ...

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...

The Oregon Office of Emergency Management advises on tsunami preparedness, emphasizing risk awareness and community planning.

The devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011 has caused cracks in the supply chain, through power outages and water shortages, to ripple ...

Just days ahead of the anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated swathes of northeast Japan, there is growing concern that a new series of moderate quakes off the east ...

To this end, we focus on those firms that were forced to relocate their headquarters because of the severe damage inflicted upon them by the Tohoku Earthquake. We find that, after the earthquake, ...