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Incredible side-by-side before and after satellite photos of devastated Japan

Using satellite images of before and after the earthquake that struck Japan the Australian news site ABC News has some pretty incredible examples of how destructive the 8.9 earthquake was that hit Japan. These are just a ... continue

Japan Earthquake Brings Country To A Standstill, Cripples Rail System

For all it's super-modern architecture and technology even Japan couldn't help but come to a standstill on Friday after the country was hit by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that later led to a Tsunami. The country has been ... continue

Japan’s earthquake causes earth’s axis and Japan’s coast to shift

It was a massive earthquake with some suggesting that they might have to revise the power of the quake upward from8.9 to 9.1. In fact the earthquake was so powerful that it caused some pretty major geological changes. ... continue

Skyscrapers sway as the ground shakes from the Japanese 8.9 earthquake [Video]

As people grabbed for anything solid during the 8.9 earthquake that shook Japan on March 11, 2011 the ground wasn't the only thing moving as you can see in the video below. Japan has spent more money than ... continue

Japanese earthquake brings out a stupid ‘supermoon’ theory

It never fails, a catastrophe happens and the brain-dead loopy as wet noodles contingent comes out from the woodwork. There is a theory going around that the 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 is the result ... continue

Second 6.6 quake hits near Tokyo, no immediate reports of damage

A second strong earthquake has hit Japan, this time in a totally different location than the earlier 8.9 magnitude quake that was followed by deadly tsunamis. The 6.6 magnitude quake was felt in Tokyo, but no initial reports ... continue

US Navy Ready To Assist With Japan Earthquake Recovery Efforts

As a key base region for the US Navy there are currently approximately 38,000 US Troops stationed in the region alongside 43,000 US family members and almost 3,000 Department of Defense civilians, so it would make perfect ... continue

Japan Earthquake Brings Tsunami Waves To U.S. Beaches

The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on Thursday night has brought mini tsunami sized waves to the US mainland and Hawaii. According to reports, waves began to surge slightly along the northern coast of California and before the ... continue

Japanese 8.9 Earthquake Video Roundup

I was just getting ready to hit the sack last night when the news of the devastating 8.9 earthquake hitting Japan flashed across my Twitter stream with links to video being caught by people in the affected ... continue

Google launches people finder following Japanese 8.9 earthquake

Following the massive 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan tsunami warnings were issued for over twenty countries and the death toll began to be counted as people in the affected areas of the earthquake began searching for loved ... continue

Devastation In Japan

Post the 8.9 earth quake in Japan, reports coming in suggest that there is serious amount of damage across multiple islands. From what we know at this point is that there has been a serious inundation across north ... continue

Report: 200 to 300 bodies discovered on beach in Sendai, Japan

Details are scant right now, but it appears the death toll from the earlier devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Japan has risen sharply with the discovery of 200 to 300 bodies on a beach ... continue

Hawaiians seek higher ground, tsunami warning reaches to 53 countries

Spokesman for the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management John M. Cummings III cautioned Hawaiians that the tsunami warning in the wake of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunamis in Japan is "very, very serious" and warned that ... continue

Japan Tsunami Kills Possibly Hundreds

A Tsunami that followed the 8.9 earthquake in Japan earlier today has killed possibly hundreds of people. Footage of the tsunami shows water flooding across massive areas of rural Japan, as well as some metropolitan areas. ... continue

Massive 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan

A massive 8.9 earthquake hit Japan Friday afternoon (local time) causing widespread flooding and damage across the Japanese islands, including Tokyo. The quake hit at 2:46pm local time (5:46 UTC) and resulted in tsunamis that inundated large parts ... continue