Space photos show Japan's 7.6-magnitude earthquake lifted land out of the sea, extending parts of its coastline by as much as 2 football fields

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two satellite images show a town on a coast with a protruding peninsula and dock before and after new land rises out of the sea
A fishing port on the Noto Peninsula before (left) and after (right) the earthquake, showing new coastal land appeared.

Geospatial Information Authority of Japan/JAXA

Japan takes earthquake safety seriously. Here's how its culture of preparedness keeps so many people alive.

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A collapsed, tilted building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan with two trucks in front
A 2024 earthquake collapsed a building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.

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Satellite photos of earthquakes in Japan in 2024 and 2011 show the destruction each left in its aftermath

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Workers stand on a road where a car is stuck on a broken road after an earthquake in Japan
The earthquakes killed dozens, left thousands without power, and destroyed roads and buildings.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Before-and-after images show devastation of Japan earthquake

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Satellite images show the extent of the destruction after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan starting January 1. 

Space photos show Japan's ground splitting open and mass destruction after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake

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Coastline near Ukai Japan after a powerful earthquake. Dozens of destroyed homes along the coast are shown.
Destroyed, decimated buildings along the coastline near Ukai Japan.

Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies

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