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Japan researchers sound warning of potential mega-earthquake near Hokkaido
A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...
As Japan marks 13 years since 2011 earthquake & tsunami, experts warn of another megaquake
A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...
Experts: Unreleased stress energy off Hokkaido is enough to trigger mega-quake
A research team in Japan has warned that unreleased stress energy at an undersea trench off northern Japan has become large ...
In Japan, fears mount of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary
Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...
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Feature: Japan's Small Island Communities Prepare To Ride Out Disasters Alone
File photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake ...
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Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years
The earthquake, which was felt throughout Japan ... a megaquake in the next 30 years include the coast off Nemuro in Hokkaido, along the Chishima Trench, and the coast of Miyagi Prefecture ...
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Japan creates new alert for risk of subsequent earthquakes
The government calls them “subsequent earthquakes,” a term coined to ... with an epicenter in or around Hokkaido or off the Sanriku Coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Cabinet ...
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Hokkaido quake spurs rethink of information delivery
The Hokkaido earthquake shut down many facilities, including the tourist information center in Sapporo that might have been the first port of call for many visitors seeking information ...