Japan sees about an 80 per cent chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along a seabed zone known as the Nankai Trough.

Modelling has predicted a “megaquake” could kill almost 300,000 people and wipe $2.8 trillion from Japan’s economy, according to a doomsday announcement from its government.

Over the past 1,400 years, megaquakes in the Nankai Trough have struck every 100 to 200 years, with the most recent occurring ...

A 'megaquake' and subsequent tsunami could cause as many as 298,000 deaths in Japan and damage costing up to $2 trillion, the government said Monday in a new estimate.

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its ...

Infrastructure is a crucial foundation for any kind of society attempting to expand beyond a handful of individual, nearby ...

A megaquake in Japan could result in up to 298,000 deaths and $2 trillion in damages, according to new government estimates.

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 2,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.

The Senate on Monday took the government to task for what it said was a slow response to Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar that ...