West Japan Quakes Unlikely to Be Precursors, Panel Says
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Two strong earthquakes that struck  western Japan are unlikely to be precursors to the type of  massive tremors that hit the region every century or so and the  chances of major aftershocks seem low, a government panel said  on Monday.
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A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, hours after another quake of similar strength killed at least seven people in Japan and triggered a small leak of radioactive materials from a nuclear plant.
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A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 jolted northern Japan Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning was issued.
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Two powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Sunday, rattling several major cities and triggering tsunami waves. At least 14 people were injured, news reports said, but no damage was immediately reported.
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Japan's capital has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by a government panel.    The study, released earlier this week, marked the latest attempt by scientists to address one of this quake-prone country's most pressing concerns: when the next "Big One" would level one of the world's most densely populated cities...
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At least four people were injured, news reports said, but no damage was immediately reported. A quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit western Japan shortly after 7pm (2000 AEST), followed five hours
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TOKYO : A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted western and central Japan, following two major tremors at the weekend, the meteorological agency said.
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Japan is preparing a set of high-level   alert procedures to follow in the event of a nuclear power   plant accident abroad, out of concern that North Korea may   carry out an underground nuclear test, Kyodo News said on   Saturday, citing government sources.
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Japanese authorities warned of possible aftershocks after two strong earthquakes hit western Japan on Sunday, but said the tremors were not directly linked to the sort
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BERKELEY - Mysterious tremors deep beneath the San Andreas Fault could portend future earthquakes, according to University of California, Berkeley scientists.
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Reports from Japan&#39;s major electronics and semiconductor makers suggest their manufacturing facilities suffered no damage and no production stops after two earthquakes shook the country&#39;s western region on Sunday.
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An unprecedented amount of data from a major Central California earthquake is generating new insight into how and where quakes strike, but hasn't improved scientists' ability to predict them.
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Scientists say the earthquake activity is not significant enough to bump the alert level up at the Washington State volcano. Seismologists are recording quakes of up to 2.4 magnitude on the Richter scale.
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that have hit the Niigata region, the Meteorological Agency said. A series of smaller quakes followed. No tsunami. hospital after being buried in a landslide and six people who were hurt slightly by parts of a wall that collapsed.
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A nuclear plant hit by an earthquake may not be allowed to reopen for more than a year, Japanese reports say.
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KARIWA, Japan  - A Japanese nuclear power plant was ordered to stay closed until safety was assured after an earthquake caused radiation leaks, while the U.N. nuclear watchdog said the operator had misjudged the risks.
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Tuesday nightâs 5.6 magnitude quake near San Francisco set off worries among scientists that the tremor could be a precursor of worse to come.