The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which we are living. These ...

Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years - Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres around 18 kilometres ...

Ring of Fire Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific ... The vast majority are mild, although the damage they cause varies according to their location and ...

Japan’s position along the “Ring of Fire”, a string of hundreds of volcanoes and earthquake sites in the Pacific Ocean, makes it vulnerable to frequent earthquakes. Here is how.

The probability of a massive earthquake in Japan Nankai Trough occurring within the next 30 years has been revised from the previous estimate of 70 pe ...

The vast majority are mild, although the damage they cause varies according to their location and ... undersea gully parallel ...

The cause of the potential earthquake is the movement of two tectonic plates: the Philippine Sea ... with the most recent one recorded in 1946, according to Japan’s Headquarters for Earthquake ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off south-western Japan late on Monday, causing small tsunamis in the area but no major damage was reported. The quake was detected around 18km off the Kyushu region ...

Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of ... The vast majority are mild, although the damage they cause varies according to their location and depth below the ...