After a powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula in 2024, the damage left scientists searching for answers. The rupture behavior, ground movement, and scale of destruction did not match ...
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World’s deepest scientific ocean drilling reveals why the 2011 Japan earthquake was so powerful
The earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people and led to the Fukushima nuclear shutdown was amplified by a soft layer of slippery clay, according to a new study. The layer is only around ...
New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...
In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains the origins of the devastating 2011 Japan earthquake.
A thin, soft and slippery layer of clay-rich mud embedded in rock below the seafloor intensified the 2011 Japan earthquake ...
A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The ...
AOMORI, Japan — A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Aomori, Japan, on December 8, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuations for about 90,000 residents. The Japan ...
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