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 ...

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

The Associated Press explains what the advisory means, what people are being told to do, and what could happen if a massive quake hits Japan. What is a megaquake advisory? The Japan Meteorological ...

The probability of a "megaquake" hitting Japan that could trigger enormous tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people is now 82 percent, according to a Japanese government panel.

A megaquake in the Japan Trench would cause the most damage. If it occurred at night in the dead of winter, it would take longer for people to escape due to the accumulated snow. The death toll ...

The probability of a massive earthquake in Japan Nankai Trough occurring within the next 30 years has been revised from the previous estimate of 70 pe ...

Friday marks the 30th year since the Jan. 17, 1995, earthquake shook the Osaka-Kobe area, killing more than 4,000 people and destroying 400,000 buildings. The region is located adjacent the Nankai ...

A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan early Jan. 22 without causing major damage was deemed unlikely to trigger a long-feared offshore megaquake in the Nankai Trough facing the ...

A Japanese government panel said Thursday it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82 percent in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially have a ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) broadcasted on Tuesday, August 13, a megaquake warning which stated that, though it is not certain that it could happen, there is a higher chance than usual that ...

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. Such a jolt could potentially have a ...

Megaquake advisory issued (19:15 JST) Nankai Trough quakes occur every 100 to 200 years along the plate boundary between Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Hyuganada Sea in Kyushu. The ...