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 ...

While our scenario is the “big one”, a M9.0 megathrust earthquake, this study is not a simulation because of the unpredictable nature of earthquakes. Rather, it is an assessment of what critical ...

The new threat level issued by Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee is similar to estimates published in the journal Scientific Reports back in 2023, which found there’s a 70 to 80 percent ...

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 ...

A megathrust earthquake occurs when a piece of the earth's crust is forced underneath another plate. The quakes are of magnitude 9 or greater, and both the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that caused ...

In six of these cases, an earthquake of magnitude-8.0 or greater occurred within a week of a magnitude-7.0 level temblor striking. The advisory, which is officially called “megathrust earthquake ...

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 ...