The Japanese government fears there is between a 70 to 80 per cent chance a so-called 'megaquake' could rattle the country ...

Over the past 1,400 years, megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have struck every 100 to 200 years, with the most recent occurring ...

Japan warns of a catastrophic megaquake along the Nankai Trough, with the potential to trigger massive tsunamis, destroy ...

The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its first advisory of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough, which is a 900-km ...

The quake occurred at a depth of 30 kilometers at 7:34 pm with its epicenter in Kyushu. No damage has been reported from the ...

Cornell-led researchers drilled 7 km deep into the Japan Trench to study the fault behind the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, ...

It is an estimate made by the authorities of the country regarding this hypothetical event in the Nankai Trough.

A traditional Japanese sewing technique called sashiko, taught to victims of a 2011 disaster, has sparked a business creating ...

A megaquake in Japan could result in up to 298,000 deaths and $2 trillion in damages, according to new government estimates.

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

Japan sees about an 80 per cent chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along a seabed zone known as the Nankai Trough.