It is an estimate made by the authorities of the country regarding this hypothetical event in the Nankai Trough.

The Japanese government fears there is between a 70 to 80 per cent chance a so-called 'megaquake' could rattle the country ...

Currently, there are no reports of injuries or significant damage and no tsunami warning had been issued. A 6.0 magnitude ...

A possible magnitude-nine earthquake along the Nankai Trough, a submarine trough near the South of Japan, may lead to up to ...

A “megaquake” and the resulting tsunami could cause 298,000 deaths in Japan and damages worth up to $2 trillion, according to ...

A government panel has revised its damage estimate for an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific ...

Japan warns of a catastrophic megaquake along the Nankai Trough, with the potential to trigger massive tsunamis, destroy ...

A Japanese government panel says, in a worst-case scenario, nearly 300,000 could die in a projected mega-earthquake in the ...

TOKYO – Up to 298,000 people in Japan could die in a mega quake occurring in the Nankai Trough, a revised estimate by the ...

The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km ...

Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, ...