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 90d ago.
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Coverage (25)
- Shops suffer as a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Yahoo · 90d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 90d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered PBS · 90d ago
- Japan govt. panel urges vigilance after M7.2 quake nhk.or.jp · 90d ago
- Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan New York Post · 90d ago
- Earthquake Hits Close to Japan’s Mt Fuji, No Tsunami Expected Bloomberg.com · 90d ago
- Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo The New York Times · 90d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning Reuters · 90d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered AP News · 90d ago
- A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 90d ago
- M5.8 Earthquake Hits Kanto Region in Japan; No Tsunami Expected (Update 2) The Japan News · 90d ago
- 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan Shoreline Media Group · 90d ago
- Major earthquakes strike California, Venezuela and Japan within 24 hours News 9 · 90d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela National Desk · 90d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 Quake Shakes Northern Japan; No Tsunami Threat Bloomberg · 90d ago
- 4 injured as M7.2 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 90d ago
- Earthquakes Rock Japan, Venezuela And U.S. On Same Day Yahoo · 90d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning ABC7 Chicago · 90d ago
- M6.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued The Japan News · 90d ago
- A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan PBS · 90d ago
- Earthquake alert (automated) Japan Wire by Kyodo News · 90d ago
- Two separate powerful Earthquakes shake Japan's coast & Venezuela KOMO · 90d ago
- Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan, meteorological agency says ABC7 Los Angeles · 90d ago
- Map: 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Japan The New York Times · 90d ago
- Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan japantimes.co.jp · 90d ago
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