TOKYO. August 9, 2009. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Pacific Ocean off the southeastern coast of Japan has shaken the highly populated areas of Honshu.
It occurred on Sunday, August 9 at 7:55 PM local time.
The USGS “Did you feel it?” map has many reports of IV intensity near Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. A damaging [...]
A strong earthquake hit just off the coast of Taiwan at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center puts the magnitude of the earthquake off Taiwan at 6.4 and just 3 miles deep
Initial reports from the island said buildings swayed in most parts of the island and people were shaken from their [...]
Two airlines are toying with the idea of having passengers stand up on flights.
Ryanair, the low-cost carrier airline based in Dublin, Ireland, and Spring Airlines, another low-fare airline, headquartered in Shanghai, China, are both contemplating this method of increasing passenger capacity.
Airline passengers in the United States are unlikely to be allowed to fly with this [...]
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck the Sumba region in eastern Indonesia.
No immediate word on casualties and damage is available
No tsunami warnings have been issued.
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