Japan's weather agency said Friday that a malfunction in the ocean-floor observation system off the Pacific coast, installed ...

Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The ...

Researchers at Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, have taken a great stride in supporting earthquake prevention research by developing a system for seafloor position ...

Tokyo, Japan - Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The Nankai Trough ...

Railway operators will not be asked to limit services when an advisory is issued over potentially heightened risk of a Nankai ...

Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more ...

For the first time, scientists have directly observed the movement of a slow earthquake at the bottom of the ocean. These imperceptible events on a human timescale could play a key role in ...

The government intends to revise the guidelines that state what actions to be taken by residents, companies and others when a Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information advisory is issued.

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