Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast ...

Since many of the damaged houses are traditional, picturesque buildings, concerns are rising that their demolition could ...

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

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

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

Morocco is nearing the completion of a major earthquake monitoring enhancement project launched in March 2024 in ...

Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.

More information: Yo Fukushima et al, Landscape changes caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Japan, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp9193 ...

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula ...

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