The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is ... 9 after a magnitude-7.1 quake hit the country's southwest. Map shows epicentre of earthquake that struck off southwestern Japan late ...

Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

This map shows the locations of Japan's 17 major ... earthquake might be connected to seismic activity in the Nankai Trough, a region known for periodic major quakes. However, they determined ...

The Nankai Trough, an oceanic trench in the Pacific ... If residents have a road map for the future, money and time will not be wasted when the need for reconstruction arises, so the thinking ...

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 ...

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 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.

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- 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 ...

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 ...