The latest report revises the anticipated death toll from a Nankai Trough megaquake to approximately 298,000, down from a previous estimate of 323,000 made a decade ago. This adjustment considers a ...

The government’s latest forecast of damage caused by a possible Nankai Trough mega earthquake indicates that quicker evacuations will be the key to minimizing casualties, as the predicted death toll ...

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

Never drive, walk, ride through, play or swim in floodwater - it is dangerous, toxic, and may void your car insurance. If it's flooded, forget it. Fines may apply. Avoid storm drains and pipes, ...

Trending World The Nankai Trough, where two tectonic plates meet in the Pacific Ocean, has been the epicentre of some major ...

TOKYO – Up to 298,000 people in Japan could die in a mega quake occurring in the Nankai Trough, a revised estimate by the ...

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck in the hours of the Monday morning centred 79 kilometres south-southeast of Pangai in the Ha’apai group of islands. Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific Journalist ...

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 79 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga, at 1:18 local time on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. T ...

A heartbroken Queensland cattle farmer says she is “grieving” after devastating flood waters swept through her outback ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat ...

Off the coast of Hawke’s Bay, a giant slumbers – but could wake at any time. The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is where the ...

It subsequently revised the assessment, saying “the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed”, but authorities in ...