Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...

A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

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Yamaoka said that area has long been prone to seismic activity, but the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 has increased the likelihood of major temblors occurring there.

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It said the outlook for future activity was difficult to ... 6 class after the magnitude-7.6 earthquake “has never been observed before in Japan.” (This article was written by Takahiro ...