Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?
By calculating the intervals between each major quake, the government has warned there is a 70% to 80% chance that Japan will be rocked by another Nankai Trough earthquake within 30 years, expected to be between magnitude 8 and 9.” Even among other quake-prone countries, Japan is famed for being a world leader in earthquake preparedness and resiliency.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, prompting thousands of emergency responders to mobilize in search, rescue and relief efforts.
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