'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 ...
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Japan Fears A Catastrophic Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Is Likely To Hit In Next 30 Years
The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological ...
Japan’s 6.9 magnitude earthquake sparks tsunami threat
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said ...
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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 ...
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan
Tsunami warnings were issued after the earthquake rattled the southwest of the country on Monday.View on euronews ...
6.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan, tsunami alert lifted
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's southwest coast Monday. Tsunami warnings for nearby areas have been lifted.