According to Japan's Earthquake Research Committee, there’s an 80 percent chance that a megaquake could occur in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years. That's slightly up from the 70 to 80 ...

A highest-level warning for a Nankai Trough megaquake would prompt a government evacuation advisory for 670,000 people, but ...

experts say Japan is due for a mega-quake — the next big earthquake in Japan that could cause widespread destruction. Recently, the Nankai Trough has been in the news as a potential mega quake that ...

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 ...

Japan's internal affairs ministry on Wednesday presented a new plan to send officials from some prefectures to help other areas hit hard by a possible massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off ...

File photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake ...

Megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have occurred every 100 to 200 years over the past 1,400 years, with the most recent one recorded in 1946, according to Japan’s Headquarters for Earthquake ...

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along ... gauge how the latest temblor may be related to the so-called Nankai Trough quakes, but decided not to take any extraordinary ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.