Emergency guidelines for Nankai Trough quake revised

The Cabinet Office has revised its guidelines on how companies and local governments should respond to emergency information ...
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Why experts fear the Pacific Northwest could be the next big quake zone

The Pacific Northwest sits atop one of the most dangerous fault systems on Earth, yet daily life from Seattle to Portland rarely reflects that reality. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 700-mile ...
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Unraveling the physics behind Kamchatka's 73-year earthquake cycle

A research team from University of Tsukuba and collaborating institutions has clarified why M9-class megathrust earthquakes recur off the Kamchatka Peninsula with an unusually short cycle of 73 years.
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Fluid in the Cascadia Subduction Zone could impact how the region responds to a massive quake, UW finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Cascadia Subduction Zone is “unusually quiet,” for a megathrust fault, making it more difficult for scientists to understand its behavior and structure. With help from ...

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake detected near Fort St. John, B.C.

A seismologist with Natural Resources Canada says experts will look into a 4.4 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern B.C. Monday to determine if it was natural or linked to hydraulic ...

New evidence suggests that the earthquake threat of the ‘Big One’ could be even worse than scientists thought

Now experts are warning “The Big One” could be even worse than feared due to a horrific domino effect that could wipe out the ...
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Indonesia Faces Megathrust Threat as 200-Year Cycle Nears End

An analysis of the potential locations in Indonesia for the impending megathrust earthquakes and the urgency of disaster ...