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EXCLUSIVE: Japan's next 'big one' earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people, do £1.4trillion worth of damage to the country ...
Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people ... away from potential falling debris from trees, buildings, overhead wires or overpasses.
The highest level of Japan's seven-number scale will make it impossible for people to remain standing, while buildings that have low resistance to earthquakes will collapse, according to the Japan ...
"Long-period ground motion" could shake skyscrapers in major cities The ... has to do with the Great East Japan Earthquake. When it struck in 2011, the scale was far beyond what anyone expected.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Nagano Prefecture in central Japan on Friday, with no tsunami ...
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day, toppling buildings and sparking a major fire. A major tsunami warming was issued for the Noto peninsula as a result ...
Financial Times - Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could ... The economic damage from direct destruction of buildings and infrastructure, combined with the wider disruption, would run at ...
Fundraising activities have begun in Japan in response to the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, but donators must ...
This episode explores Japan’s seismic innovations, documenting survivors, engineers and global efforts to protect lives and ...
Germany's Merck KGaA said on Thursday it is in late-stage talks to acquire U.S.-based SpringWorks Therapeutics for about $3.5 ...
Previously, Japanese authorities had estimated that the megaquake could cause damages worth $1.4 trillion. A megaquake is an ...