The Nankai Trough (南海トラフ, Nankai Torafu, Southern Sea Trough) is a submarine trough located south of the Nankaidō region of Japan's island of Honshu, extending approximately …

Nankai megathrust earthquakes (Japanese: 南海トラフ巨大地震, Hepburn: Nankai Torafu Kyodai Jishin) are great megathrust earthquakes that occur along the Nankai megathrust – the fault …

Jan 22, 2025 · The Nankai Trough runs from Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture to the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture. Japan sits on four tectonic plates: the North …

Aug 13, 2024 · Then there’s the looming threat of the Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake – the most powerful of its kind, with magnitudes that can exceed 9. Seismologists say this could …

Jan 16, 2025 · The probability that a Nankai Trough megaquake will occur in the next 30 years has risen to “around 80%,” according to new research released Wednesday by a government …

Jan 16, 2025 · A Nankai Trough quake could trigger massive tsunami waves with a maximum height of 30 meters in coastal areas. Up to around 230,000 people could die and more than 2 …

Aug 9, 2024 · A possible Nankai Trough megaquake and tsunami disaster could kill hundreds of thousands of people and cause a trillion-dollar damage to Japan.

Aug 9, 2024 · Experts say there is a 70% to 80% chance of a magnitude 8 or 9 quake striking somewhere along the trough in the next 30 years, with worst-case scenarios suggesting it …

Aug 13, 2024 · In the worst-case scenario for a Nankai Trough earthquake, 231,000 people could die and the economic damage could reach ¥207.8 trillion. The earthquake could plunge the …

Aug 11, 2024 · Nankai Trough is a “subduction zone” between two tectonic plates in the Pacific Ocean, where massive earthquakes have hit in the past.