Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years - Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent ...

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

The probability of a "megaquake" hitting Japan that could trigger enormous tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people is now 82 percent, according to a Japanese government panel.

Friday marks the 30th year since the Jan. 17, 1995, earthquake shook the Osaka-Kobe area, killing more than 4,000 people and destroying 400,000 buildings. The region is located adjacent the Nankai ...

A Japanese government panel has said it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82% in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially have a devastating 8-9 ...

The government lifted its megaquake advisory just after 5 p.m. on Aug. 15, but urged the public to remain vigilant for a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year.

A Japanese government panel said on Thursday it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a “megaquake” to up to 82% in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially have a ...

TOKYO -- Since a massive earthquake devastated the city of Kobe in 1995, shelters remain unequipped to accommodate at least 530,000 evacuees if a similar disaster were to occur in the same region ...

The probability of a "megaquake" in Japan in the next 30 years has marginally increased, a government panel said Thursday, with a 75-82 percent chance of it happening. The Earthquake Research ...

TOKYO: A Japanese government panel said Thursday (Jan 16) it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82 per cent in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially ...