JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, ranked among top 35 countries for natural disaster risk, is actively preparing for potential megathrust earthquakes that could trigger devastating tsunamis.

The last big, “megathrust” earthquake in the region, along the 600-mile-long Cascadia Subduction Zone, was in 1700. Experts say the likelihood in the next 50 years of a “megathrust” on the ...

Scientists warn that a “megathrust” quake exceeding magnitude 9.0 could hit the region, leading to catastrophic destruction across the Pacific Northwest. Taipei experiences regular seismic ...