Scientists are keeping a close watch on the chances of a megathrust earthquake happening soon. These are the strongest types ...

The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal ...

A megathrust earthquake originates from the megathrust zone which has existed for millions of years. Megathrust zone is a term used to describe the meeting points between the earth's tectonic plates ...

The megathrust earthquake takes place due to the build up strain. The recurrence time of a megathrust earthquake heavily varies from one subduction zone to another. For instance, as many as 13 ...

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities, including local governments, must get serious about disaster mitigation as it is “just a matter of time” before a powerful earthquake caused by two converging ...

Japan issued a “megaquake advisory” following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off its coast. That raised the risk of a larger quake on the Nankai Trough, an underwater subduction zone.

While they can still cause devastation, these tend to be weaker than megathrust faults and often don’t produce a tsunami risk. The most common fault in the Northwest is the Crustal.

Oregon Emergency Management hosts a weeklong earthquake response simulation, bringing in multiple agencies to test the state's preparation for a megathrust Cascadia earthquake. (Monique ...

The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal Scientific Reports back in 2023, which found there’s a 70 to 80 percent ...

While they can still cause devastation, these tend to be weaker than megathrust faults and often don’t produce a tsunami risk. The most common fault in the Northwest is the Crustal.

That megathrust earthquake caused a tsunami off Japan’s eastern coast. More than 18,000 people died in the tsunami and earthquake, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

That megathrust earthquake caused a tsunami off Japan’s eastern coast. More than 18,000 people died in the tsunami and earthquake, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...