A strong and very deep earthquake M 6.9 (JMA) struck Izu Islands, Japan, at 00:18 UTC on September 4, 2013. USGS measured it as M 6.5 at a depth of 407 km, JMA at 400 km. Epicenter was located at sea, 354 km (220 miles) SSW of Hachijo-jima and 635
A strong earthquake registered as M 6.0 (JMA) on Richter scale struck northeastern Japan on August 4, 2013 at 03:28 UTC. JMA reported depth of 50 km. This earthquake was 41 km away from March 11, 2011 devastating M 9.0 "Tohoku earthquake" and about
Operator of tsunami stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) admitted on Monday, July 22, 2013 that contaminated water had been seeping from damaged reactors into the Pacific (NYT). Though this was long suspected by experts, this is the first time
Strong volcanic activity that started at Sakurajima volcano, Japan on July 7, 2013 still continues. Throughout the night of July 15, 2013 explosions and ash emissions have been occurring with no pause.
Thinner an thicker ash plumes were constantly emitted by the
Tropical depression east of Philippines gained more strength and became Tropical Storm Leepi (Emong) on June 18, 2013. After moving offshore of the Philippines, Tropical Storm Leepi is headed north towards Taiwan. It is forecast to continue northeast toward
Three powerful explosions at 22:05 and 23:58 UTC on June 12, and another at 4:26 UTC on June 13, 2013 announced the awakening of Sakura-jima volcano, Japan from it`s ten day slumber.
The latest explosion on June 13, 2013, was especially violent, possibly one of the
Tropical Storm Yagi lost its tropical characteristics. The system has weakened into a tropical depression and has slowed down in its northward movement south of Japan. Yagi no longer poses any direct threat to Japan. An upper-level low pressure area from the
A low level eruption is taking place at Satsuma-Iojima volcano, constructed on the NW margin of Kikai caldera, off the southern coast of Kyushu in Japan. Tokyo VAAC reported a thin plume reaching 8 km (27,000 ft) and extending west, on June 4, 2013. JMA (The
Tropical Storm Yagi is moving northward towards the southern coast of Japan and that general motion is expected to continue for the next few days. The center of the early season Tropical Storm Yagi could approach and reach the coast between Tokyo and the
Tropical Storm Yagi is forecasted to dramatically weaken by mid-week. Impacts will not be widespread across Japan. Even the risk of flooding across Japan should remain limited and local but the threat will still be there as moisture onflow pushes across the Kinki and
