Japan raises probability of megaquake to over 80% in next 30 years - Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench

A Japanese government panel has said it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82% in the next 30 years.

The chance of a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has increased to approximately 80 percent, the gove

A Japanese government panel said on Thursday it had slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82 percent in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially have a devastating magnitude of 8 or 9,

A Japanese government committee on earthquake research has changed its estimate of the chance of a Nankai Trough megaquake in the next 30 years to around 80 percent, from the previous 70 to 80 percent.