'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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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Experts say Kanagawa quake unlikely tied to Nankai Trough
Roughly 24 hours after the magnitude-7.1 quake on Aug. 8 in Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological ... of the Kanagawa earthquake was outside of the assumed epicenter of the Nankai Trough temblor ...
‘Megaquake’ risk inches higher
The probability of a “megaquake” in Japan in the next 30 years has marginally increased, a government panel said, with a 75-82% chance of it happening.
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Japan marks 30th anniversary of Kobe quake
Thousands of people marked on Friday the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled ...
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INTERVIEW: 1995 Quake Was "Turning Point" in Govt Disaster Response
Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--The devastating earthquake that struck Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture's capital, and other western Japan areas 30 ... megaquake around the Nankai Trough off the country's ...