Nankai Trough - Wikipedia
The Nankai Trough (南海トラフ, Nankai Torafu, Southern Sea Trough) is a submarine trough located south of the Nankaidō region of Japan's island of Honshu, extending approximately 900 km (559 mi) offshore.
Chance of Nankai Trough megaquake raised to 80%: gov't panel
1 day ago · Nankai Trough is an ocean-floor trench that runs along Japan's Pacific coast where the Eurasian and Philippine Sea tectonic plates meet. Japan, a quake-prone nation, has long feared a magnitude 8 to 9 quake along the trough within 30 years, with predictions that a wide area could be jolted and vast coastal regions engulfed by massive tsunami. ...
Chance of Japan's Nankai Trough megaquake raised to 80%: …
7 hours ago · Nankai Trough is an ocean-floor trench that runs along Japan's Pacific coast where the Eurasian and Philippine Sea tectonic plates meet. Japan, a quake-prone nation, has long feared a magnitude 8 ...
Japan Nankai Trough megaquake 30-year probability raised to …
16 hours ago · The figure for a Nankai Trough megaquake was estimated at 60 to 70 percent in 2013, when calculations for such a quake began. The possibility was raised to around 70 percent in 2014 and to 70 to ...
Experts on Nankai Trough mega-quake: Special precaution …
2 days ago · A Nankai Trough quake is predicted to occur along the plate boundary between Suruga Bay off Shizuoka Prefecture and the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture.
Nankai megathrust earthquakes - Wikipedia
Nankai megathrust earthquakes (Japanese: 南海トラフ巨大地震, Hepburn: Nankai Torafu Kyodai Jishin) are great megathrust earthquakes that occur along the Nankai megathrust – the fault under the Nankai Trough – which forms the plate interface between the subducting Philippine Sea plate and the overriding Amurian Plate (part of the ...
Nankei Trough advisory: Japan is bracing for a once-in-a-century ...
Aug 13, 2024 · Then there’s the looming threat of the Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake – the most powerful of its kind, with magnitudes that can exceed 9. Seismologists say this could come potentially within...
What is a megaquake and why Japan has issued an advisory | AP …
Aug 15, 2024 · What is the Nankai Trough? The Nankai Trough is an undersea trench that runs from Hyuganada, in the waters just off the southeastern coast of Kyushu, to Suruga Bay in central Japan. It spans about 800 kilometers (500 miles) along the Pacific coast.
Q&A: A guide to Nankai Trough quake and areas in Japan at risk
Aug 13, 2024 · Here are some questions and answers about the Nankai Trough earthquake, where it could strike and what appropriate measures should be taken to prepare.
Explainer: What is Japan's Nankai Trough megaquake advisory?
Aug 9, 2024 · A possible Nankai Trough megaquake and tsunami disaster could kill hundreds of thousands of people and cause a trillion-dollar damage to Japan.