Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government ...
A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.
Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...
The chance of a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has increased to approximately 80 percent, ...
The probability of a magnitude-8 or -9 megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has risen to “around ...
The probability that a Nankai Trough megaquake will occur in the next 30 years has risen to “around 80%,” according to new ...
The lifting of the Nankai Trough megaquake advisory came after a tense week, which raises fears even greater confusion could ensue in the event a higher-level “alert” becomes necessary. On Aug ...
The Earthquake Research Committee said it has increased its estimate of the probability to between 75 and 82 percent from ...
After an investigation, the JMA said the quake did not warrant special measures related to seismic activity in the Nankai Trough. The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping ...
When a quake struck a similar area in southern Japan in August of last year, an advisory regarding a possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough was issued for the first time in history ...
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the southwestern part of Japan on Monday, Jan. 13, prompting a tsunami advisory to be ...
According to Japan's Earthquake Research Committee, there’s an 80 percent chance that a megaquake could occur in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years. That's slightly up from the 70 to 80 ...