Very Few Are Prepared for Nankai Trough Quake
Japan Meteorological Agency issued what it calls Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information, which is a bulletin about the ...
Japan plans to sell stockpiled rice if market problems occur
Reversing its longstanding policy, the government plans to release stockpiled rice for emergency use if distribution problems occur, not just when there is a bad harvest.
4,000+ buildings on emergency routes are not quake-proof
In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...
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A venue for dialogue with citizens initiated in the wake of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
The “Open Seminar” is a forum for dialogue between researchers and citizens on themes such as disaster prevention and recovery. Organized once a month by the Kobe University Research Center for Urban ...
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'82% chance of disaster': Japan raises megaquake probability along Nankai Trough
The most probable location for such an earthquake is along the Nankai Trough, an underwater fault line that runs parallel to Japan's eastern coastline for 800 kilometers from Shizuoka to Kyushu ...
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6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Taiwan
The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the southwest coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 years.
As Japan marks Kobe quake anniversary, fears of another major disaster mount
Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...
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Japan Fears A Catastrophic Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Is Likely To Hit In Next 30 Years
Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to Japan ...
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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 ...