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.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 135d ago.
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Coverage (25)
- Shops suffer as a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Yahoo · 135d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 135d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered PBS · 135d ago
- Japan govt. panel urges vigilance after M7.2 quake nhk.or.jp · 135d ago
- Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan New York Post · 135d ago
- Earthquake Hits Close to Japan’s Mt Fuji, No Tsunami Expected Bloomberg.com · 135d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 135d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning Reuters · 135d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered AP News · 135d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 135d ago
- M5.8 Earthquake Hits Kanto Region in Japan; No Tsunami Expected (Update 2) The Japan News · 135d ago
- 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Shoreline Media Group · 135d ago
- Major earthquakes strike California, Venezuela and Japan within 24 hours News 9 · 135d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela National Desk · 135d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 Quake Shakes Northern Japan; No Tsunami Threat Bloomberg · 135d ago
- 4 injured as M7.2 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 135d ago
- Earthquakes Rock Japan, Venezuela And U.S. On Same Day Yahoo · 135d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning ABC7 Chicago · 135d ago
- M6.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued The Japan News · 135d ago
- A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan PBS · 135d ago
- Earthquake alert (automated) Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 135d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela KOMO · 135d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan, meteorological agency says ABC7 Los Angeles · 135d ago
- Map: 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Japan The New York Times · 135d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan japantimes.co.jp · 135d ago
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