Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

The Japanese government estimates that there is a 70-80 percent chance of a megaquake occurring within 30 years.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the government sees about an 80% chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along a tremulous seabed zone known as the Nankai Trough.

That is the equivalent of displacing 10 per cent of the Japanese population within a week of the earthquake. Japan is particularly exposed to deadly earthquakes because it sits on a vast belt of ...

Japan has warned the next "big one" earthquake to hit its Pacific coast could kill nearly 300,000 people, create £1.4trillion worth of damage to the country's economy and generate 12.3 million ...

The plates become stuck as they move, storing up vast amounts of energy that is released when they break free, causing potentially massive earthquakes. Japan’s trauma from the 2011 Tōhoku quake ...

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet. Tremors of the first earthquake ...

A View of debris and mud covered at Tsunami hit Destroyed fishing village in Kojirahama on March 25, 2011, Japan. On 11 March 2011, an earthquake hit Japan with a magnitude of 9.0, the biggest in ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Up to 298,000 people are expected to be killed in Japan due mainly to a tsunami and building collapses if an earthquake of around magnitude 9 occurs in the Nankai Trough off ...