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Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years
Japan is highly earthquake-prone due to its location on the “Ring of Fire”, where intense seismic and volcanic activity ...
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No subsurface changes noted in Nankai Trough epicenter area
The Japan Meteorological Agency said there ... The Aug. 8 earthquake is believed to have been a “plate boundary type” earthquake, in which the gap between the land plate and the subducting ...
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What you need to know about Japan's mega-quake advisory
Nankai Trough quakes occur every 100 to 200 years along the plate boundary on Japan's Pacific coast. A member of the JMA's expert panel says research has confirmed that a major earthquake can ...