Japan is bracing for a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, with experts warning of catastrophic tsunamis reaching over ...

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Japan has warned about a potential megaquake along the Nankai Trough. Experts say a similar or even more severe earthquake is ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake, along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km undersea fault that runs from Kyushu to Shizuoka, in August 2024. The ...

The Japanese government has issued an urgent warning over the catastrophic damage which could be caused by an impending ...

According to new government estimates, Japan is expecting a megaquake in the Nankai Trough. Scroll down to learn more about this earthquake which might take lakhs of lives.

The figure is revised from previous projections of 323,000 deaths, but economic damage is estimated to increase to US$2 trillion.

The Japanese government estimates that there is a 70-80 percent chance of a megaquake occurring within 30 years.

According to reports, there is a 70-80% chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along a tremulous seabed zone known as the ...

Previously, Japanese authorities had estimated that the megaquake could cause damages worth $1.4 trillion. A megaquake is an ...