The World Bank projected a damage ranging from $122 billion to $235 billion, or 2.5 percent to 4 percent of Japan's gross domestic product. The Kobe earthquake in 1995 caused a damage of about ...

Rothery noted that in March 2011, a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in northern Japan was followed two days later by the magnitude-9.0 quake that caused a devastating tsunami that killed more than 18,000 ...

Tsunami footage filmed in the Japanese city of Miyako in 2011 has resurfaced online miscaptioned as footage of damage caused by the earthquake that hit the country on Jan. 1 this year.

Japan’s earthquake damage costs are ranging from $35 billion to $171 billion. UPDATE: Bloomberg March 23, 2011 – Japan’s government estimated the damage from this month’s record earthquake and tsunami ...

TOKYO: Japan has warned of a 70–80% chance of a magnitude 8–9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, ...

The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several nuclear reactors in the area. It is the largest earthquake ever to hit Japan. Number of people killed and missing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan Friday was the strongest quake in the area in nearly 1,200 years.

Tuesday's magnitude 7.4 quake triggered moderate tsunamis, but nothing high enough to cause major damage. It was the largest earthquake in the northeast Japan region since the 2011 quake and some ...

Housing damage resulting from great east Japan earthquake and all-cause mortality. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250220122919.htm ...

WASHINGTON — A massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan Friday was the strongest quake in the area in nearly 1,200 years. David Applegate, a senior science adviser for earthquake ...