A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation from intense heat due to metamorphism. Researchers tackled this by using ...

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record depths into the lower ...

The “Open Seminar” is a forum for dialogue between researchers and citizens on themes such as disaster prevention and ...

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

The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal ...

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

People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives.

The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that ...

Japan experiences more than 1,000 earthquakes every year ... scientists marginally increased the probability of a vast ...

TOKYO, Japan — The probability of a "megaquake ... It said that the likelihood of a new major earthquake along the Nankai Trough was higher than normal after a magnitude 7.1 jolt that injured ...