# earthquake in japan today

Hopes fade for survivors of Japan quake; 92 dead, 242 missing » Thousands of Japanese rescuers, some with sniffer dogs, on Thursday battled rubble and blocked roads as hopes faded for dozens listed as missing three days after a devastating earthquake that killed at least 92. Hundreds of people in more than a dozen communities remained cut off in Ishikawa Prefecture in… Japantoday.com

Powerful quake rocks Japan, nearly 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate » It was the strongest quake in the region in more than four decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Houses were destroyed, fires broke out and army personnel were dispatched to help with rescue operations. Reuters.com

How devastating was Monday’s earthquake in Japan? » At least 30 people have been killed in Ishikawa while many people are believed to be trapped under rubble. Aljazeera.com

Mental health and psychological impacts from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster: a systematic literature review » On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced an unprecedented combination of earthquake/tsunami/nuclear accidents (the Great East Japan Earthquake; GEJE). We sought to identify mental health and psychosocial consequences of this compound disaster.A systematic… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 Japan’s latest earthquake could’ve been much worse, a Northeastern expert says, but the country spends money to ‘keep people safe’ » Japan's latest earthquake could’ve been much worse if it wasn't for the country's innovative emergency preparations, says Northeastern expert. News.northeastern.edu

Buildings Can Be Designed to Withstand Earthquakes. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Build More of Them? (Published 2019) » At stake is whether places like Silicon Valley, Seattle, Salt Lake City, San Francisco or Los Angeles might be forced to shut down after a direct hit. Nytimes.com

Response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences » We revisited the lessons of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami disaster specifically on the response and impact, and discussed the paradigm shift of Japan's tsunami disaster management policies and the perspectives for reconstruction. Revisiting… Royalsocietypublishing.org