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The government plans to review a policy regarding what people should do in the event of a major earthquake in the greater Tokyo area, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

22 injured in 5.5-magnitude earthquake in Chinas Yunnan

After strong earthquakes hit Laos over the past week and resulted in strong tremors in Thailand, many netizens are asking why the country does not have a more efficient emergency disaster alert system.

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake near Laos’ Luang Prabang area on Monday morning has not affected the structural integrity of dams in the North of Thailand, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) said.

The Thai Meteorological Department reported that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake near Laos’ Luang Prabang early on Monday also hit nine provinces in Thailand’s North and Northeast, with the strongest tremor being felt in Nan.

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday night, leaving at least 17 people injured and disrupting traffic, including Shinkansen high-speed train services.

6.0-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China captured by surveillance cameras

Three people were confirmed dead and 60 others were sent to hospital after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian County of Luzhou City, southwest Chinas Sichuan Province.

MEXICO CITY - Mexican workers shoveled rubble from roads and restored electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake rocked buildings from the beach city of Acapulco to Mexico City, more than 200 miles away.

The agency said on Twitter that a week after the earthquake, which also left at least 12,268 injured, the number of damaged homes exceeded 77,000, while almost 53,000 were destroyed.

After Haiti was rocked Saturday by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake - more powerful than the one that left the country in shambles more than a decade ago - communities were left to grapple with the tremors destructive aftermath.

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in Haiti scrambled for shelter, food and medical supplies Wednesday as officials acknowledged that the deadly temblor had disrupted vaccination efforts, and the aftermath of Tropical Storm Grace continued to snarl already feeble relief efforts, worsening a dire humanitarian crisis and fueling anger.