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Japan's new seafloor record could sharpen megathrust earthquake warnings in Nankai Trough
- June 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Off the southern coast of Japan, the Philippine Sea Plate lies underneath the Japanese mainland. The locked tectonic plates threaten to unleash a catastrophic megathrust earthquake, likely within the next few decades. Given the potential devastation a large quake could evoke, constant developments in predictive technology must be sought. However, predicting the unpredictable movement of the seafloor requires innovative thought.
Originally published at Phys.org