The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal ...
Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...
Megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have occurred every 100 to 200 years over the past 1,400 years, with the most recent one recorded in 1946, according to Japan’s Headquarters for Earthquake ...
The probability that a Nankai Trough megaquake will occur in the next 30 years has risen to “around 80%,” according to new ...
The government lifted its megaquake advisory just after 5 p.m. on Aug. 15, but urged the public to remain vigilant for a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued ...
The most likely location for a megaquake in Japan is along the Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast, where the government panel said there was now more than 80 per ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency urged Kyushu residents to be wary of aftershocks from the strong Jan. 13 earthquake but said the temblor did not heighten the risk of a dreaded Nankai Trough megaquake.