Like the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, this is a type of earthquake that is of concern in the Nankai Trough. The plate shifted in ...
The plate boundary has a history of huge earthquakes occurring in pairs. The JMA expert panel issues a megaquake alert or advisory, or concludes its analysis, based on the Nankai Trough ...
The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the southwest coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 years.
Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to Japan ...
A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.