Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government ...
Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...
A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.
Though Monday's temblor struck a similar area to one in August that sparked the first advisory, no such alert was issued.
The chance of a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has increased to approximately 80 percent, ...
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolts Japan's Kyushu region, sparking fear of potential destruction and aftershocks.
The probability that a Nankai Trough megaquake will occur in the next 30 years has risen to “around 80%,” according to new ...
The probability of a magnitude-8 or -9 megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has risen to “around ...
A Japanese government committee on earthquake research has changed its estimate of the chance of a Nankai Trough megaquake in ...
The lifting of the Nankai Trough megaquake advisory came after a tense week, which raises fears even greater confusion could ensue in the event a higher-level “alert” becomes necessary. On Aug ...
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.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a ...