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Japan Fears A Catastrophic Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Is Likely To Hit In Next 30 Years
Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to Japan ...
'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 ...
Very Few Are Prepared for Nankai Trough Quake
Japan Meteorological Agency issued what it calls Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information, which is a bulletin about the ...
Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years
Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast ...
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Southern Japan hit by strong quake near Nankai Trough region
The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the southwest coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 years.
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Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
The probability that a Nankai Trough megaquake will occur in the next ... Every year, the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion recalculates the probability of earthquakes occurring ...
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Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
said it would begin a temporary investigation into the possibility of issuing an emergency advisory alert regarding a potential Nankai Trough earthquake, holding an evaluation meeting among ...
USA Today24d
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued
A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday ... place in a seabed zone along the Pacific coast known as the Nankai Trough, Reuters reported Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...
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Japan Fears A Catastrophic Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Is Likely To Hit In Next 30 Years
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 ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser24d
Japan hit by strong quake near Nankai Trough region
The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the southwest coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 years.
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued
A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.
U.S. News & World Report24d
Southern Japan Hit by Strong Quake Near Nankai Trough Region
Southern Japan Hit by Strong Quake Near Nankai Trough Region (Reuters) -Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning ...