Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government ...

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

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea ...

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

The government lifted its megaquake advisory just after 5 p.m. on Aug. 15, but urged the public to remain vigilant for a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued ...

The Earthquake Research Committee said it has increased its estimate of the probability to between 75 and 82 percent from ...

A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's southwest coast Monday. Tsunami warnings for nearby areas have been lifted.

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the south-west coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 ...

A Nankai Trough quake off Shikoku in 1946 killed more than 1,300 people. Last August, a powerful earthquake struck off southern Japan, causing mostly minor injuries but raising the level of ...