Japan, a country well-acquainted with seismic activity, experiences roughly 1,500 earthquakes annually due to its location on ...

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

A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released by the government.

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

The Japanese government fears there is between a 70 to 80 per cent chance a so-called 'megaquake' could rattle the country within the next 30 years - in turn triggering a huge tsunami ...

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

In the worst-case scenario, the disaster could cause damages reaching $1.83 trillion, destroy 2.35 million buildings, and ...

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 undersea fault that runs from Kyushu to Shizuoka, in August 2024. The ...

With memories of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake still fresh, the government has ramped up disaster preparedness efforts ...

Modelling has predicted a “megaquake” could kill almost 300,000 people and wipe $2.8 trillion from Japan’s economy, according ...

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