Japan projects up to 298,000 fatalities in potential Nankai Trough ‘megaquake’
The figure is revised from previous projections of 323,000 deaths, but economic damage is estimated to increase to US$2 ...
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and ...
Japan's new report warns ‘megaquake’, tsunami along Nankai Trough could kill 298,000 people
Over the past 1,400 years, megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have struck every 100 to 200 years, with the most recent occurring ...
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A 7.0 earthquake causes slight damage in Tonga and brief tsunami evacuations
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific island country passed. Tsunami sirens ...
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7.0 quake in Tonga causes slight damage, evacuations
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific island country passed. Tsunami sirens could be ...
Ultra-Deep Drilling Reveals Mysteries of Devastating Japan Tsunami
Cornell-led researchers drilled 7 km deep into the Japan Trench to study the fault behind the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, ...
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7.0-magnitude offshore quake hits near Tonga: USGS
The shallow quake hit 79 kilometres (49 miles) south-southeast of the village of Pangai at 1219 GMT on Sunday.
Earthquake strikes near Pacific island of Tonga, days after Myanmar quake
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near Tonga, a nation of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tsunami threat passes after powerful earthquake in Pacific
A powerful earthquake was reported in the Pacific Ocean early Monday morning local time, with officials issuing tsunami ...