It’s notorious for its megathrust earthquakes, powerful seismic events that occur where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, releasing colossal quantities of energy. If the Nankai ...

Last summer, the Japanese weather agency issued a stark megathrust earthquake alert following tremors in parts of western Japan originating from the Hyuga-nada Sea – and where Monday’s ...

The timing and location of such megathrust earthquakes depend on factors such as the shape, roughness, composition, and fluid content of the fault. Aside from the danger they pose, such ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A powerful earthquake struck Indonesia's main island of Java on November 21st, killing over 160 people and injuring 700 in Indonesia. More from News A powerful ...

JAKARTA (AFP): A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Thursday (Dec 8), the United States Geological Survey said, less than a month after another quake in the same ...

The Indonesian government plans to strengthen domestic housing construction standards to mitigate the impact of potential megathrust ... The major earthquakes in Java and Sumatra in 2006, 2007 ...

In September of last year, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency announced that megathrust ... The notable earthquakes that struck the islands of Java and Sumatra in ...