Japan's economy faces a potential $1.81 trillion loss from a long-anticipated megaquake along the Nankai Trough. The ...

A megaquake in Japan could result in up to 298,000 deaths and $2 trillion in damages, according to new government estimates.

Plate temperature and water release can explain the occurrence of different types of earthquakes in Guerrera, Mexico. A Kobe ...

Under the worst-case scenario, based on a potential magnitude 9 earthquake in the area, Japan is likely to see 1.23 million ...

Japan could face up to $1.81 trillion in damages from a potential megaquake off its Pacific coast, threatening tsunamis, ...

Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the government sees about an 80% chance of a magnitude 8 to ...

With memories of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake still fresh, the government has ramped up disaster preparedness efforts ...

The accumulating tectonic strains could result in a megaquake roughly once in 100 to 150 years. Last year, Japan issued its first-ever megaquake advisory that there was a "relatively higher chance ...

This devastation is related to the tectonic story of this region, which connects most regions in South and Southeast Asia to one another. The northward motion of the Indian Plate continues to build ...