The Nankai Trough stretches from Shizuoka Prefecture to off the coast of Kyushu. Earthquake probability is calculated on the basis of the length of interval between past earthquakes and the number ...

The Nuclear Regulation Authority said all 12 nuclear reactors, including three that are currently operating, on Kyushu and Shikoku remained safe. Earthquake myths: California experts discuss ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency urged Kyushu residents to be wary of aftershocks from the strong Jan. 13 earthquake but said the temblor did not heighten the risk of a dreaded Nankai Trough megaquake.

Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a mega-earthquake advisory on Aug 8, following a magnitude 7.1 temblor that rocked the western Kyushu region on the same day. What does the advisory mean?

Three more earthquakes struck Japan's Kyushu island early this morning. The biggest yet, a 7.0, which struck around 2am, was at a depth of 10km. It was later followed by a 5.8 and 5.7. The ...

Panel of experts examine Kyushu earthquake in link with Nankai Trough (17:00 JST) The Japanese government's panel of experts are examining the strong earthquake in Miyazaki and Kagoshima ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 ... Prefecture and upper 5 in parts of Tokyo to a barely perceptible 1 in Kyushu. There have been only five occasions when a level 7 was recorded ...

Kitakyushu City has unveiled a disaster preparedness plan urging residents to stock at least three days’ worth of portable ...

on Kyushu and Shikoku, despite recent seismic activity. The concern over earthquakes in regions with nuclear power plants has been heightened since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 ...

The Nuclear Regulation Authority said all 12 nuclear reactors, including three that are currently operating, on Kyushu and Shikoku remained safe. Earthquakes in areas with nuclear power plants ...