Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years - Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent ...

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

JAPAN has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the country on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 23 miles and mainly hit the southwestern Kyushu region, said ...

The Japanese government’s earthquake investigation panel raised the probability of a Nankai Trough earthquake to 80 ...

A Japanese government panel has said it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82% in the ...

The central government decided on Nov. 8 that in the event of a huge earthquake along the Japan Trench or the Chishima Trench, it will issue an alert warning of the potential for follow-up ...

The government was urged to amend a special law enacted in 2004 to prepare the public for a megaquake in either the Japan Trench that is part of the Pacific Rim of Fire off northeastern Japan or ...

The likelihood of earthquakes along other areas, such as the Japan Trench and Kuril Trench, has also risen. Hirata noted that since a major quake struck the Noto Peninsula on Jan 1, 2024 ...