'82% chance of disaster': Japan raises megaquake probability along Nankai Trough
Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...
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Japan Fears A Catastrophic Nankai Megathrust Earthquake Is Likely To Hit In Next 30 Years
The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal ...
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Japan Faces Likely Devastating 'Megaquake' in Next 30 Years, Say Experts
The Earthquake Research Committee has upped its estimate of the probability of such a devastating earthquake happening in an area called the Nankai Trough, an 800-kilometer (about 497-mile ...
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Japan panel says 'megaquake' probability up to 82%
It concerns what is known as a subduction megathrust quake along the Nankai Trough, an 800-kilometre (500-mile) undersea gully running parallel to Japan's Pacific coast. The trench is where the ...
The Straits Times14d
Japan panel says ‘mega quake’ probability up to 82%
TOKYO - A Japanese government panel said on Jan 16 it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a “mega quake” to up to 82 per cent in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially ...
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Japan gov't panel raises Nankai Trough megaquake probability to 80 pct
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 percent ...
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Japan govt panel says 'megaquake' probability up to 82%
It concerns what is known as a subduction megathrust quake along the Nankai Trough, an 800-kilometer (500-mile) undersea gully running parallel to Japan's Pacific coast. The trench is where the ...