Japan warns of megaquake that could kill 300,000 along Nankai Trough: What is it?
A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...
Ultra-Deep Drilling Reveals Mysteries of Devastating Japan Tsunami
Cornell-led researchers drilled 7 km deep into the Japan Trench to study the fault behind the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, ...
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Tohoku quake kills 3, injures 107, derails bullet train
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicenter of the quake indicates that it was an aftershock of the hugely destructive Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. The agency believes the ...
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In Japan, fears mount of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary
As Japan marks the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated large areas of the country’s northeast in 2011, experts have warned that the seismic conditions in an underwater ...
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Risk of strong Pacific quake still high; Tokyo gets 47% rating
The likelihood of a powerful earthquake striking over the next 30 years remains high along Pacific coastal areas of Japan in light of a spate of recent aftershocks triggered by the magnitude-9.0 ...