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Japan Fears A Catastrophic Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Is Likely To Hit In Next 30 Years
The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal ...
'82% chance of disaster': Japan raises megaquake probability along Nankai Trough
Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...
As Japan marks Kobe quake anniversary, fears of another major disaster mount
Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...
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Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years
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 ...
Japan's Space Agency To Advance Earthquake Damage Estimation Programme
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has signed an agreement with Kumamoto prefecture to further develop a programme ...
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6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Taiwan
The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the ...
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80% chance of Nankai Trough megaquake within 30 years
The Nankai Trough stretches from Shizuoka ... in the magnitude-6 class after the magnitude-7.6 earthquake “has never been observed before in Japan.” (This article was written by Takahiro ...
Japan Marks 30th Anniversary Of Deadly Kobe Quake
Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe.
Japan urges continued caution on potential tremors, tsunamis
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has called for continued caution over potential tremors and tsunamis despite a gradual ...