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Experts warn of a possible megaquake in Japan with a magnitude more than 9 on the Richter scale. A recent advisory to this effect has prompted widespread panic, with Prime Minister Kishida canceling a trip to oversee potential government response. ( read original story ...)

Los Angeles was rocked by a significant tremor, with the epicenter located just two miles southwest of Pasadena, California. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake had a magnitude of 4.4 and its impact was felt across neighboring counties. ( read original story ...)

The quake – the second major earthquake to rock the island in the past year – was monitored at a depth of about 16km (10 miles), with its epicentre in the waters east of Hualien county. Affected countries included Japan and the Philippines. The ... ( read original story ...)

Following a recent 7.1-magnitude quake, experts warn of a potential 9.1-magnitude earthquake near Japan that could devastate key economic centers and impact the global economy. ( read original story ...)

Experts warn that the Nankai Trough fault line poses a serious earthquake and tsunami risk to Japan, threatening lives. ( read original story ...)

Experts warn that the Nankai Trough fault line poses a serious earthquake and tsunami risk to Japan, threatening lives. ( read original story ...)

Japan Thursday lifted a week-long megaquake advisory that urged increased preparedness for a possible huge earthquake along the country's coast. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government Thursday ended a weeklong information campaign urging caution and preparedness for a possible “megaquake” — an earthquake of magnitude 8 strength or higher — striking the Pacific coast. The announcement came after no abnormal seismic activity was detected during the past week. ( read original story ...)

Fears that a quake last week was a foreshock have prompted the government to make sure people are as prepared as possible. ( read original story ...)

A photo of a road damaged in an earthquake in January 2024 in Japan was shared repeatedly in a misleading context on social media after a magnitude 7.1 jolt hit the East Asian country in August . A Japanese government spokesperson said no disruptions to infrastructure -- including electricity, ( read original story ...)

A photo of a road damaged in an earthquake in January 2024 in Japan was shared repeatedly in a misleading context on social media after a magnitude 7.1 jolt hit the East Asian country in August . A Japanese government spokesperson said no disruptions to infrastructure -- including electricity, ( read original story ...)

Japan is preparing to end the alert for an elevated risk of a mega quake if there are no further developments, the nation’s top spokesperson said. The country will end the Nankai trough earthquake warning as of 5 pm local time on Aug 15 as long as ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is preparing to end the alert for an elevated risk of a mega quake if there are no further developments, the nation’s top spokesperson said. The country will end the Nankai trough earthquake warning as of 5 pm local time on Aug 15 as long as ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern main island of Kyushu. The magnitude 7.1 quake caused no ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Japan — Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern main island of Kyushu. The magnitude 7.1 quake ... ( read original story ...)

The Cabinet Office on Aug. 13 revealed that the nation's first advisory for a potential megaquake along the Nankai Trough off central to west･･･ ( read original story ...)