The probability of a “megaquake” happening in Japan within the next 30 years has risen to over 80 per cent, the government’s earthquake investigation panel found. A megaquake is defined as ...

A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

TOKYO — Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever ''megaquake advisory'' last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern ...

A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...

A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan early Jan. 22 without causing major damage was deemed unlikely to trigger a long-feared offshore megaquake in the Nankai Trough facing the ...

A highest-level warning for a Nankai Trough megaquake would prompt a government evacuation advisory for 670,000 people, but less than half of the affected municipalities are prepared, an Asahi Shimbun ...

Megaquake advisory issued (19:15 JST) Nankai Trough quakes occur every 100 to 200 years along the plate boundary between Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Hyuganada Sea in Kyushu. The ...

As a megaquake threatens San Francisco, a series of foreshocks wreaks havoc across the city. Now, an elite team of emergency service and disaster experts converge on the anticipated epicenter ...

TOKYO: A Japanese government panel said Thursday (Jan 16) it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82 per cent in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially ...