The probability that a Nankai Trough megaquake will occur in the next 30 years has risen to “around 80%,” according to new research released Wednesday by a government expert panel. Every year ...

The probability of a magnitude-8 or -9 megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has risen to “around 80 percent,” according to the government’s Earthquake Research ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency urged Kyushu residents to be wary of aftershocks from the strong Jan. 13 earthquake but said the temblor did not heighten the risk of a dreaded Nankai Trough megaquake.

When a quake struck a similar area in southern Japan in August of last year, an advisory regarding a possible megaquake along the Nankai Trough was issued for the first time in history ...

A potential Nankai Trough megaquake in Japan could be catastrophic, with estimates predicting 300,000 to 320,000 fatalities and trillions in damages. The Japan Meteorological Agency's Nankai ...

The chance of a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has increased to approximately 80 percent, the government's earthquake investigation panel said Wednesday.

TOKYO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The probability of a massive earthquake in Japan's Nankai Trough occurring within the next 30 years has been revised from the previous estimate of 70 percent to 80 ...

After an investigation, the JMA said the quake did not warrant special measures related to seismic activity in the Nankai Trough. The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping ...

Southern Japan has been hit by a strong earthquake that authorities say did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year. A quake with a preliminary ...

On Wednesday, a panel of experts set up to advise the government on risks associated with natural disasters updated its estimate of the threat posed by a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough ...