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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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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 ...
Deepest Earthquake Was Not A Seismic Record After All
A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...
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Earthquake in Japan Prompts Tsunami Advisory
According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at approximately ... earthquake caused by a part of the boundary between the land plate and the Philippine Sea plate ...
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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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Ultra-deep drilling reveals mysteries of Japan tsunami
An international marine research team guided by Cornell expertise has successfully completed an ambitious drilling project to investigate the plate ... earthquake that devastated Japan in 2011.
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6.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Southwestern Japan, Prompting a Tsunami Advisory
There have been no reports of damage linked to the tremor that happened on Monday, Jan. 13 A 6.9-magnitude earthquake ... by a part of the boundary between the land plate and the Philippine ...
Japan's Nuclear Plants Rattled as Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Hyuga-Nada
A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.