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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's Earthquake Research Committee,

Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 6d

Japan hit by strong quake near Nankai Trough region

Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake today that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year.

Oregonian · 5d

Large earthquake hits southwestern Japan, followed by tsunami warning

TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami threat.

Africanews English on MSN · 6d

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan

Tsunami warnings were issued after the earthquake rattled the southwest of the country on Monday.View on euronews

Strong earthquake hits southwestern Japan, triggering temporary tsunami alerts

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

The Independent2d

Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years

Megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have occurred every 100 to 200 years over the past 1,400 years, with the most recent one recorded in 1946, according to Japan’s Headquarters for Earthquake ...

Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...

Australian Broadcasting Corporation6d

Southern Japan hit by 6.6-magnitude quake near Nankai Trough, tsunami warnings lifted

The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the south-west coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 ...

6don MSN

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 ...

UCA News3d

Japan govt panel says 'megaquake' probability up to 82%

Last August, the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first megaquake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...

Stars and Stripes4d

US-Japan exercise builds on response to massive earthquake on Noto Peninsula

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

Japan Faces Likely Devastating 'Megaquake' in Next 30 Years, Say Experts

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

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