The Japanese government estimates that there is a 70-80 percent chance of a megaquake occurring within 30 years.

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Located at the south-western end of Old Dhaka, Shahidnagar sits along the shores of the Buriganga River. The neighbourhood is congested with buildings and narrow alleys, like the rest of the Old Dhaka ...

On April 1, 1946, a strong earthquake near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska set off a massive tsunami that hit the Hawaiian ...

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet. Tremors of the first earthquake ...

This happens to be the continental plate Japan sits on. Moreover, the tectonic activity is expected to be storing energy, giving rise to earthquakes up to magnitude 9.1. The Japanese government ...

An earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale hit Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to National Center for Seismology. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter Scale hit ...

Thus, the agency only calculates the probability that a significant earthquake will occur, depicted in a hazard map for a specific area within a certain number of years. Such maps are only useful ...

"EQ of M: 4.2, On: 01/04/2025 17:38:42 IST, Lat: 35.37 N, Long: 76.93 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Leh, Ladakh, NCS tweeted. EQ of M: 4.2, On: 01/04/2025 17:38:42 IST ...

Leh and Ladakh both lie in Seismic Zone-IV of the country, which means they are at a very high risk in terms of vulnerability to earthquakes. Lying in the tectonically active Himalayas region ...

Financial Times - Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people along its urbanised Pacific coast, create 12.3mn evacuees and cause $1.8tn of economic damage ...