Japan has once again reminded the world of a difficult truth: even the most prepared nation cannot stop an earthquake. It can only decide how many lives will be saved after it begins. Japan's Biggest Earthquake in a Decade A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region, triggering tsunami warnings, halting transportation, damaging infrastructure and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to prepare for evacuation. For most of the world, this was another bre