Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday that he has ordered the Self-Defense Forces to end its disaster relief operations in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country that was struck by a powerful earthquake in March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/22/japan/sdf-end-myanmar-disaster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #myanmar #earthquakes
April 21, 1934, the 'Surgeon's Photograph' of the alleged Loch Ness Monster is published in the London Daily Mail. What follows is a #Nessie-mania involving even #earthquakes to explain the supposed lake monster 
Residents in housing complexes in Sendai that were originally built following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake are looking for ways to bring those in their communities together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/japan/society/sendai-disater-public-housing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sendai #311 #earthquakes #children #elderly #volunteers
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Thai authorities said they have arrested a Chinese executive at a company building a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed in a major earthquake, leaving dozens dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/asia-pacific/crime-legal/exec-bangkok-building-collapse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #thailand #bangkok #earthquakes
Messaging apps are part of our daily lives, that why the EMSC now offers LastQuake services directly on Telegram
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Messaging apps are part of our daily lives, that why the EMSC now offers LastQuake services directly on Telegram
Just click http://t.me/lastquake_bot to register and you'll receive personalised information about felt #earthquakes around you!
Messaging apps are part of our daily lives, that why the EMSC now offers LastQuake services directly on Telegram
Just click http://t.me/lastquake_bot to register and you'll receive personalised information about felt #earthquakes around you!
Can #earthquakes be predicted? No. Seismologists can estimate the probability of ground shaking due to #earthquakes in a time windows of decades. This is used by engineers to design safe buildings. Educational video by @EarthScope_sci
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQNKpS0xrwM
Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Ishqoshim (#Tajikistan): 08/10/2005 a M7.6 led to 87351 casualties, 28/12/1974 a M6.2 led to 5300 casualties, and on 30/05/1998 a M6.9 led to 4000 casualties.
Regional instrumental seismicity in Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @emsc data -from 2021 onwards]:
A strong earthquake jolted Nagano Prefecture on Friday night, registering up to lower 5 on the shindo seismic scale to 7. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/nagano-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nagano #earthquakes
In commemoration of #SanFrancisco's Great Quake and Fire of 1906, this is an excellent day to review what to do in an earthquake:
Drop, cover, and hold on.
Don't try to run inside, outside, or to another room. Stay out of doorways.
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921 Earthquake Museum in Taichung City, Taiwan
A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.#buildings #architecture #sciencemuseums #museums #earthquakes #section-Atlas
921 Earthquake Museum
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Just weeks after a deadly quake, Myanmar’s ceasefire is unraveling as rebel groups clash with junta forces near the Thai border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/asia-pacific/myanmar-towns-fighting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #earthquakes #minaunghlaing #thailand
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