A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...
In this case, the tectonic plate under the Philippine Sea ... to avoid another major tragedy like the 2011 earthquake,” he ...
Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to Japan ...
Japan is among the most earthquake-prone countries globally, due to it sitting across four converging tectonic plates that grind ... earthquake ever recorded in 2011, a magnitude-9.1 quake ...
It was the largest earthquake that the country has seen since the deadly 2011 quake that hit North East Japan. Sadly, the death toll reached more than 230. Japan is prone to earthquakes due to the ...
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern ... Sitting on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific "Ring of Fire", Japan is one of the world's most tectonically ...