This map shows how parts of Japan could be impacted ... on the seabed where the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate meet. Japan Meteorological Agency The Nankai Trough forms a trench ...

Based on the data released by the Japan Meteorological Agency ... so when you move the map, you can see 'Is the plate boundary around here?' ...

(Bloomberg) -- A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result ... where the Philippine sea plate subducts under the Eurasian continental plate. The first-ever warning of its ...

A seamount sitting on a subducting tectonic plate off the coast of Japan and plowing its way into Earth's mantle may be at the root of several magnitude 7 earthquakes in the past 40 years.

The tectonic plate responsible for the LA quake is the same one responsible for the japan quake last Thursday ... said a ...

These plates mash and grind together and trigger deadly earthquakes, like the 8.9-magnitude quake that struck on Friday (March 11). [Photos: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in Pictures] The tectonic ...

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, because it sits on top of four converging tectonic plates that constantly grind together. Some 1,500 earthquakes strike the ...

When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake. All times above are Japan time. Shake data is as of ...