A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years - Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent ...

which lies in the westernmost part of the estimated hypocentral region of a long-anticipated megaquake along the Nankai Trough, an ocean-floor trench that runs along the Pacific coast from the ...

The chance of a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has increased to approximately 80 percent, ...

Q: What is the Nankai Trough Earthquake? A: The Nankai Trough is an ocean-floor trench that runs along the Pacific coast from the Tokai to Kyushu regions. This area has a history of being struck ...

The Earthquake Research Committee said it has increased its estimate of the probability to between 75 and 82 percent from ...

The most likely location for a megaquake in Japan is along the Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast, where the government panel said there was now more than 80 ...

A Japanese government panel has said it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82% in the ...