Scientifically speaking, earthquakes take place in cases when two tectonic plates under the land ... of the Ring of Fire runs through Japan, making it a tsunami and earthquake-prone region.

“Japan sits on the boundaries of four tectonic plates, which makes it ... history was the 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake in 2011 that triggered a major tsunami and nuclear disaster.

The Japanese government ... deaths caused by tsunami waves exceeding 30m (98ft) in some areas. The Nankai Trough is a deep ocean trench formed by the boundary of two tectonic plates, which is ...

A View of debris and mud covered at Tsunami hit Destroyed fishing village in Kojirahama on March 25, 2011, Japan. On 11 March 2011, an earthquake ... that as the tectonic plates move, they become ...

Nagano Prefecture is located in the central part of Honshu Island, an area known for its geological instability. The region experiences frequent seismic activity due to its position near the ...

A new study is fueling speculation and fear about the risks of a major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone, including ...

A major tsunami warming was issued for the Noto peninsula ... Sadly, the death toll reached more than 230. Japan is prone to earthquakes due to the four tectonic plates that meet in the country. In ...

One such region of concern is the Nankai Trough, a fault zone off Japan’s southern coast. If a megathrust earthquake were to occur here, it could produce a tsunami over 30 meters high ...

A new Japanese report suggests there is an estimated 70 to 80 per cent chance a megaquake could rattle the country within the next 30 year, and official estimates warn tsunami waves towering more ...

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude ... On Monday, a report by the Japanese government said that a "megaquake" and subsequent tsunami could cause as many as 298,000 deaths in Japan and damage costing ...