In Japan, people do not build permanent houses. Most homes are made of wood, which helps prevent collapse during earthquakes. Even in the case of a stronger earthquake, people remain safe.

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Japan is turning to nuclear power more than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Japan is ...

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The epicenter of the earthquake is said ... Also Read: Magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan, triggers tsunami warnings However, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, the ...

The Philadelphia Flyers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday ...

The Aegean Sea is no stranger to earthquakes. It is laced with faults related to the slow collision between the African and ...

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Hokkaido, Japan’s second largest island, on Sunday, the ...

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Though Maine is quiet seismologically compared with hotspots like California, Central America, and Japan, the state has nevertheless experienced a ...

Sonoma’s Maki Aizawa, a co-curator of the remarkable Books Become Art exhibition at the Sonoma Valley Museum, talks with Anna ...

The Mayflower Hotel opens its doors on February 18. The hotel, located at 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., ...