These quakes, also known as slow slip earthquakes or just slow earthquakes, are typically too gentle to cause immediate ...

TOKYO: Japan has warned of a 70–80% chance of a magnitude 8–9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, ...

Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath ...

Japan has approved a new disaster preparedness plan to mitigate the impact of a potential Nankai Trough megaquake, which ...

At depth, the Philippine Sea plate lies above the Pacific plate, creating overlap and adding to the complexity of this setting. The dehydration of a slab is not a simple process.

As the Philippine Sea Plate sinks beneath the Eurasian Plate, strain accumulates until it releases in the form of a powerful earthquake, known as a Nankai Trough earthquake.

As the Philippine Sea Plate sinks beneath the Eurasian Plate, strain accumulates until it releases in the form of a powerful earthquake, known as a Nankai Trough earthquake.