Tag: Earthquake
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Fukushima region
Japan has just been hit again by a violent earthquake, of magnitude 7.4. However, it would not have generated a tsunami. However, a few deaths and a hundred injuries are…
Tsunami in Japan? An alert after an earthquake near Fukushima
TSUNAMI ALERT. The tsunami alert was sounded in Japan on Wednesday March 16, when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake was recorded not far from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The tremor,…
7.3 earthquake in Japan and tsunami warning
A strong earthquake, which has caused an alert tsunami in the most affected area up to a meter high, has shaken northern Japan this Wednesday, according to Japanese authorities. The…
Last Minute: 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Japan! Tsunami warning issued
Breaking news: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 occurred in the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake, which occurred at 23:36…
How did seismic waves make it possible to understand the internal structure of the Earth?
How to know the internal structure of the Earth? If the seismic method, by generation of artificial waves, today makes it possible to image in finesse the architecture of the…
Russia | Another earthquake in sport
Two years ago, in this month of March, the world entered a nightmare without recent precedents with the fight against a global pandemicl unknown, which removed all the foundations of…
Listening to earthquakes to understand the melting of permafrost
Using data collected by an earthquake monitoring site abutting Mount Zugspitze, geologists have found a correlation between melting permafrost and seismic waves. The latter would propagate less quickly when the…
These active faults that mark out France
The French territory inherits a long and complex tectonic history. Evidenced by the many faults that incise our basement. Many are still active. To understand them and assess the seismic…
Huge crustal intrusion could cause mega-earthquakes off Japan
Understanding the origin and the processes responsible for Japan’s strong seismicity is essential to protect the inhabitants of this region of the world. In this context, the structure and composition…
Huge intrusion into ocean crust could cause mega-earthquakes off Japan
Understanding the origin and the processes responsible for Japan’s strong seismicity is essential to protect the inhabitants of this region of the world. In this context, the structure and composition…