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Nankai Trough

Coverage of Nankai Trough in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 2 · 00:58 UTCMost recent: Jul 23 · 07:46 UTC
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Recent coverage
  • SCIENCEJul 23 · 07:46 UTCSCMP CHINA
    Japan’s deadliest fault line shifts, frustrating megaquake forecasts

    A Japanese study reveals the locked zone in the Nankai Trough, where tectonic plates meet and stress builds, is not permanent but shifts over time. This complicates efforts to predict megaquakes along the fault line, as the 900km-long Nankai Trough involves the Philippine plate slipping under the Eurasian plate.

  • SECURITYJul 2 · 00:58 UTCSCMP CHINA
    Tsunami from Japan megaquake could destroy 2 million cars: survey

    A survey by an organization offering free rental vehicles to disaster victims estimates that over 2 million privately owned cars in 12 of Japan’s 47 prefectures could be damaged by tsunami waves following a magnitude-8 or -9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough. The survey highlights Aichi, central Japan, as one of the affected regions.