Strong earthquake hits southwestern Japan, triggering temporary tsunami alerts
A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...
Southern Japan hit by strong quake near Nankai Trough region
(Reuters) -Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year. A quake with a ...
Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan
TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...
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Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years
Megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have occurred every 100 to 200 years over the past 1,400 years, with the most recent one recorded in 1946, according to Japan’s Headquarters for Earthquake ...
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Southern Japan hit by 6.6-magnitude quake near Nankai Trough, tsunami warnings lifted
The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the south-west coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 ...
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued
A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area ...
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US-Japan exercise builds on response to massive earthquake on Noto Peninsula
U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...
6.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan, tsunami alert lifted
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's southwest coast Monday. Tsunami warnings for nearby areas have been lifted.
Japan Faces Likely Devastating 'Megaquake' in Next 30 Years, Say Experts
A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.