Japan, a country well-acquainted with seismic activity, experiences roughly 1,500 earthquakes annually due to its location on ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake along the Nankai Trough ･･･ ...

Last year, the Japanese government issued its first ever Nankai Trough megaquake advisory after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake ...

The Japanese government recently updated its earthquake risk assessment, increasing the probability of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years from 70% to 80%. Such an ...

It is an estimate made by the authorities of the country regarding this hypothetical event in the Nankai Trough.

Japan is bracing for a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, with experts warning of catastrophic tsunamis reaching over ...

A disaster of unimaginable scale looms over Japan as its government is warning that the next ‘megaquake’ could kill as many as 300,000 people. Such a seismic monster – which could trigger a tsunami ...

The Cabinet Office released on March 31 slightly lower death and disaster projections from an expected Nankai Trough ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake, along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km undersea fault that runs from Kyushu to Shizuoka, in August 2024. The ...

First, when the Agency records an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 or above within the Nankai Trough earthquake zone, it issues an “under review” earthquake alert.

The government is calling on manufacturers to diversify their production bases and suppliers to mitigate the risks.

Earthquakes kill thousands of people each year. Now, scientists are searching for clues to when the next big one will strike ...