A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...
The Cabinet Office released on March 31 slightly lower death and disaster projections from an expected Nankai Trough ...
A recent Japanese government report warns of a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, which could result in devastating ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake, along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km ...
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake ...
In Nankai torafu jishin wa itsu kuru no ka (When Will the Nankai Trough Earthquake Hit?), author Kaminuma Katsutada writes that “local governments and residents didn’t know what to do” after ...
Over the past 1,400 years, megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have struck every 100 to 200 years, with the most recent occurring ...
A tsunami of over 20 meters would likely be observed in a total of 23 municipalities in Tokyo and seven other prefectures.
According to reports, there is a 70-80% chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along a tremulous seabed zone known as the ...
The figure is revised from previous projections of 323,000 deaths, but economic damage is estimated to increase to US$2 ...
The prospect of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough presents significant concerns for residents of western to central Japan. A key concept that emerges in the discussion is the 'half-cracked' scenario ...
A megaquake in Japan could result in up to 298,000 deaths and $2 trillion in damages, according to new government estimates.