Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan
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"Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Japan Wire by Kyodo News, KOMO, ABC7 Los Angeles and The New York Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 45d ago.
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Coverage (25)
- Shops suffer as a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Yahoo · 44d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 44d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered PBS · 44d ago
- Japan govt. panel urges vigilance after M7.2 quake nhk.or.jp · 44d ago
- Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan New York Post · 44d ago
- Earthquake Hits Close to Japan’s Mt Fuji, No Tsunami Expected Bloomberg.com · 45d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 45d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning Reuters · 45d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered AP News · 45d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 45d ago
- M5.8 Earthquake Hits Kanto Region in Japan; No Tsunami Expected (Update 2) The Japan News · 45d ago
- 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Shoreline Media Group · 45d ago
- Major earthquakes strike California, Venezuela and Japan within 24 hours News 9 · 45d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela National Desk · 45d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 Quake Shakes Northern Japan; No Tsunami Threat Bloomberg · 45d ago
- 4 injured as M7.2 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 45d ago
- Earthquakes Rock Japan, Venezuela And U.S. On Same Day Yahoo · 45d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning ABC7 Chicago · 45d ago
- M6.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued The Japan News · 45d ago
- A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan PBS · 45d ago
- Earthquake alert (automated) Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 45d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela KOMO · 45d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan, meteorological agency says ABC7 Los Angeles · 45d ago
- Map: 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Japan The New York Times · 45d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan japantimes.co.jp · 45d ago
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