Etiket: earthquakes
13 years after the Fukushima tragedy, a scientific vessel attempts to unravel the mysteries of earthquakes
A team of scientists aboard the “Chikyu”, one of the world’s largest oceanographic research vessels, is drilling the seabed to better understand what happened on March 11, 2011. Published 09/15/2024…
Country fears series of intense earthquakes
Published 08/10/2024 09:55 Video length: 1 min Japan: Country fears series of intense earthquakes Japan fears the arrival of an earthquake much more devastating than the one that hit the…
Oil-related earthquakes cause damage in Texas
The devastating earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in a region that has been experiencing tremors for decades, according to…
earthquakes cause concern near Naples
Published on 05/21/2024 9:55 p.m. Video length: 2 min Italy: earthquakes cause concern near Naples Italy: earthquakes cause concern near Naples (France 2) The town of Pozzuoli, Italy, was hit…
Series of earthquakes | Near Naples, residents demand protective measures
(Rome) Residents of the volcanic area of the Phlegrean Fields, near Naples, demanded measures on Tuesday to secure their homes after a succession of earthquakes, which caused neither major damage…
Italy | Dozens of earthquakes recorded in the Naples region
(Rome) Dozens of seismic tremors of an intensity not seen in 40 years were recorded Monday evening on the Phlegrean Fields, near Naples, in southern Italy, without causing major damage,…
A series of earthquakes shakes Taiwan
(Taipei) Taiwan was hit at dawn on Saturday by a new series of earthquakes, the strongest having reached a magnitude of 6.1, announced the Taiwanese Central Meteorological Agency. Posted at…
Taiwan hit by new earthquakes
(Taipei) The island of Taiwan was hit by new earthquakes at dawn on Tuesday, the largest, occurring in the east, reaching a magnitude of 6.3, according to the local meteorological…
Ten days after the earthquakes in Japan, still “no drinking water, no electricity” for many survivors, often elderly, from the Noto peninsula
Welcome World Japan Published on 01/13/2024 4:06 p.m. Reading time: 2 min Survivors helped by the military board a bus to reach an evacuation site in Kanazawa (KARYN NISHIMURA /…
Earthquakes and tsunami in Japan | A new report shows 48 deaths and immense damage
(Wajima) Japan is engaged on Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors after an earthquake which devastated the Noto peninsula, in the center, on Monday and caused the…
Central Japan hit by 155 earthquakes since Monday
Central Japan, or more precisely the Ishikawa Prefecture, was hit by 155 earthquakes between Monday and 4 p.m. (2 a.m. Monday morning Eastern Time) and Tuesday 9 a.m. (5 p.m.…
Earthquakes in central Japan kill at least 30 people
(Kanazawa) The powerful and numerous earthquakes that struck central Japan on Monday left at least 30 dead, according to a new report issued Tuesday morning, as well as significant material…
Earthquakes in central Japan kill at least six people
(Kanazawa) The powerful and numerous earthquakes which struck central Japan on Monday left at least six dead according to local police, as well as significant material damage, while a tsunami…
Series of powerful earthquakes in Japan, followed by a tsunami
Powerful earthquakes struck central Japan on Monday, causing extensive damage and triggering a tsunami more than a meter high in places, while people in affected areas were asked to evacuate…
Series of powerful earthquakes in Japan, followed by a tsunami
Powerful earthquakes struck central Japan on Monday, causing extensive damage and triggering a tsunami more than a meter high in places, while people in affected areas were asked to evacuate…
A series of powerful earthquakes and a tsunami hit Japan
(Tokyo) Powerful earthquakes struck central Japan on Monday, causing extensive damage and triggering a tsunami more than a meter high in places, while people in affected areas were asked to…
Floods, earthquakes, wars… Humanitarian crises follow one another in 2023
Welcome radio replay The pen pals club War in Sudan, Turkish strikes in Syria, floods in Libya, earthquakes in Afghanistan, Israeli strikes in Gaza overshadow other crises. Published on 10/11/2023…
INFOGRAPHICS. Which cities are most exposed to earthquakes in France? Consult our search engine
The Antilles concentrate most of the seismic risks in the country, while France and Corsica are less subject to these events. While Morocco is barely recovering from a 6.8 magnitude…
INFOGRAPHICS. Which cities are most exposed to earthquakes in France? Consult our search engine
The Antilles concentrate most of the seismic risks in the country, while France and Corsica are less subject to these events. While Morocco is barely recovering from a 6.8 magnitude…
will science one day manage to find the flaw to predict earthquakes?
Progress in seismology is very encouraging, but “we are still far away” from being able to detect the occurrence of an earthquake in advance, warn the scientists interviewed by franceinfo.…