News in Japan - April

GEJET

Before - during - after pictures of tsunami areas

During - after pictures of tsunami

Japan

Nankai quake scenario

Storm in Japan
New earthquake measuring technique
Japan's population declining

Over 9000 deaths if megaquake strikes Tokyo

Tsunami simulations scare Japan

Japan no longer the richest country

Translation of Japanese laws into English

More Japanese moving to South Asia

Nuclear plant atop of active fault

Netherlands

20 years since heavy earthquake in Netherlands

Translation:

Today it is exactly 20 years ago since our country was hit by the most severe earthquake in recorded history. The quake took place on April 13, 1992, near Roermond (South of the Netherlands). The quake had a magnitude of ML = 5.8 on the Richter Scale. The quake occurred in the middle of the night and caused around 100 million euro in damages. Aftershocks occurred in an area of 100 km from Roermond. The quake was felt in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, France and England. 

Asia

Thai government forms new flood agency to help crisis communication