Per NHK, the Japanese government estimated that, in a worst case scenario, over 230,000 people would die and 2 million buildings would be destroyed should an earthquake hit the Nakai Trough.

The quake prompted worry among many Kyushu residents, especially those of the prefecture, as an M7.1 temblor hit the area in August last year and led the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a ...

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. Experts at the meteorological agency met late Monday ...