Why Japan issued an advisory for a possible megaquake in the country’s north

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the ...

Japan's 2011 megaquake sent a seismic wave nearly 2,900 km to Earth's core, which returned 13 minutes later and shifted the entire country eastward

A seismic wave generated by Japan's devastating 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres to the boundary of Earth's core, reflected back about 13 minutes later and ...

Northern Japan towns struggle to prepare for event of a megaquake

From long distances to evacuation sites to a lack of appropriate shelter structures and warm clothing, municipalities in ...

Tsunami from Nankai megaquake could damage 2 million cars

More than 2 million cars could be damaged by tsunami waves in the event of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough off Japan's ...

Tsunami from Japan megaquake could destroy 2 million cars: survey

The government says the probability of a Nankai Trough megaquake occurring within the next 30 years stands at 60 to 90 per ...
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A Megaquake Warning Was Issued In Japan, But What Is A Megaquake?

There’s a small chance a megaquake could hit Japan in the following week. But what even is that? Here's our explainer, drawing from scientific measures, historical quakes and how the unique geological ...
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Japan ‘megaquake’ advisory after tremor injures eight

A cyclist navigates through traffic in the business district of Otemachi in central Tokyo. Japanese earthquake scientists have warned of the possibility of a ...