CATDAT #41 October 2, 2011 report is one of the most complete reports published so far on the Japan Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which occurred on March 11, 2011. CATDAT and Earthquake-Report.com have been reporting on this earthquake and cruel tsunami from moments after it happened until … [Read more...]
Japan earthquake damage - CATDAT did come up with a reliable estimate only 90 minutes after the earthquake
March 23, 2011 by
The extensive damage to housing, roads, utilities and businesses across seven prefectures (states) has resulted in losses of between 16 trillion yen ($198 billion) and 25 trillion yen ($309 billion), according to a Cabinet Office estimate today. This is the first estimate from the Japanese … [Read more...]
670,000 Japanese commemorate the devastating "Great Kanto quake" with a simulated M 8.7 earthquake drill
September 1, 2010 by
The Japanese government organized an emergency earthquake drill in several parts of the country on September 1, marking the nation's "Disaster Prevention Day." This year's scenario was a 8.7- magnitude earthquake which struck out of the coast of western Wakayama Prefecture and simultaneously … [Read more...]
In memory of the victims of September 1, 19XX - Taiwan, Japan - Tokyo, Costa Rica, Albania, Iran and South-Africa
September 1, 2010 by
M 7.9  01-09-1923  Depth 35 km   Japan - Tokyo - killing 143,000 people The 1923 Great KantÅ earthquake struck the KantÅ plain on the Japanese main island of HonshÅ« at 11:58:44 am JST on September 1, 1923. Varied accounts hold that the duration of the earthquake was between 4 and 10 … [Read more...]