Japan issued a “megaquake advisory” following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off its coast. That raised the risk of a larger ...

A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami.

Researchers in the Science Advances journal have found a "megathrust fault" that could cause severe damage to all countries ...

Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth ...

The final threat of earthquakes in the Northwest comes from volcanic activity. The moving magma beneath the earth’s surface ...

Overall, the collision of India and Eurasia is marked by a “megathrust fault”, where the Indian plate is gradually sliding under the Eurasian plate. The whole megathrust doesn’t move at the ...

Forecasting the size of future megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis by exploiting the new technology of offshore and onshore geophysical observations. We aim to assess the potential for megathrust ...

The advisory, which is officially called “megathrust earthquake attention,” targeted 707 municipalities from Okinawa Prefecture to Ibaraki Prefecture, calling for a check on usual preparedness.

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, ranked among top 35 countries for natural disaster risk, is actively preparing for potential megathrust earthquakes that could trigger devastating tsunamis.

Indonesia continues to strengthen its early warning system due to its high vulnerability to earthquakes. In a webinar ...

JAKARTA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, one of the countries in the world that bears constant risks of earthquakes and tsunamis, has been pushing efforts to strengthen its early warning system to ...