Specifically, the Nankai Trough, located just off Japan’s southern coast, has long been identified as a potential source of future megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis. Though there’s no ...

“But we’ll use this experience for future developments.” As Japan braces for looming threats like the Nankai Megathrust and a major Tokyo earthquake, this episode serves as both a warning ...

This innovation may help better predict and prepare for future megathrust events. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers have built a powerful new 3D earthquake simulation that reveals how massive ...

Kuroshio is at risk of experiencing a massive tsunami more than 30 meters high when the anticipated Nankai megathrust earthquake hits. “In Kuroshio, instead of preventing the effects of the ...

Idle politicians are more reactive than proactive to the looming threat of megathrust earthquakes. In an era of slow-moving environmental policy in the United States, the West Coast is set to ...

Historical events point to megathrust earthquakes, and scientists have warned of the potential for another significant quake soon. Sitting near the Wasatch Fault, Salt Lake City faces considerable ...

We shed new light on a long-lasting debate about the trigger mechanism of large rockslides in the Tyrolian Alps. Our state-of-the-art lake paleoseismolgy approach documents prehistoric earthquakes, ...

One of the most dangerous types of earthquakes in this region is the megathrust earthquake, which can lead to massive destruction, including large tsunamis. A megathrust earthquake is an extremely ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT – Indonesia is one of the countries located in an earthquake-prone region, with one of the greatest potential disasters being a megathrust earthquake. A megathrust earthquake occurs due ...

Based on new calculations, it’s believed the water seeping through the leak in the ocean could be coming from the Cascadia megathrust, where temperatures are estimated to be 300 to 500 degrees ...