Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The shaded area on the map shows the likely epicenter zone for a megaquake that is expected to occur with a probability of 70-80 percent within 30 years around the Nankai Trough (red line) running along Japan's Pacific coast. The Japanese government issued a megaquake advisory after an M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8, 2024, with its epicenter (circle in lower L) located within the area.

UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Potala Palace in Lhasa

Potala Palace in Lhasa

LHASA, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - View of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Aug 8, 2024.

Baseball: Lotte pitcher Sasaki

Baseball: Lotte pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines pitches on Aug. 1, 2024, for the first time since June 8, in a Pacific League game against the Seibu Lions at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, east of Tokyo. The 22-year-old hard-throwing right-hander was removed from Lotte's active roster on June 13 due to problems with his throwing arm.

[Breaking News]Japan megaquake alert ends

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. (Kyodo)

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

JIUJIANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Vehicles pass on water as the Dahuchi section of Yongwu Highway is flooded in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 8, 2024.

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

JIUJIANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Vehicles pass on water as the Dahuchi section of Yongwu Highway is flooded in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 8, 2024.

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

JIUJIANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Vehicles pass on water as the Dahuchi section of Yongwu Highway is flooded in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 8, 2024.

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

JIUJIANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Vehicles pass on water as the Dahuchi section of Yongwu Highway is flooded in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 8, 2024.

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

JIUJIANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Vehicles pass on water as the Dahuchi section of Yongwu Highway is flooded in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 8, 2024.

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

The Most Beautiful Water Road in China

JIUJIANG, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2024 - Vehicles pass on water as the Dahuchi section of Yongwu Highway is flooded in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 8, 2024.

Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) is greeted by teammate Enrique Hernandez (8) after hitting a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 23, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. He joined the 40-40 club, hitting the season's 40th homer and recording his 40th stolen base of the season during the game.

Israeli Shelling In Khiam - Lebanon

Israeli Shelling In Khiam - Lebanon

This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2024 shows the smoke caused by an Israeli shelling in Khiam, Lebanon. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas's attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPrESS.COM

Israeli Shelling In Khiam - Lebanon

Israeli Shelling In Khiam - Lebanon

This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2024 shows the smoke caused by an Israeli shelling in Khiam, Lebanon. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas's attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPrESS.COM

Israeli Shelling In Khiam - Lebanon

Israeli Shelling In Khiam - Lebanon

This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2024 shows the smoke caused by an Israeli shelling in Khiam, Lebanon. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas's attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Kosovo's foreign minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz

Kosovo's foreign minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz

Kosovo's foreign minister and deputy prime minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz gives an interview in the country's capital Pristina on Aug. 8, 2024.

Israeli Airstrike In Southern Lebanon

Israeli Airstrike In Southern Lebanon

Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in Marjeyoun, Lebanon, Aug. 15, 2024. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas' attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Airstrike In Southern Lebanon

Israeli Airstrike In Southern Lebanon

Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in Marjeyoun, Lebanon, Aug. 15, 2024. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas' attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a harbor in the Miyazaki Prefecture city of Nichinan, southwestern Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 11, 2024, shows a beach in the Kochi Prefecture town of Kuroshio, western Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory on Aug. 15, 2024, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8. ==Kyodo

Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2024, shows a beach in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Izu, central Japan, close to the Nankai Trough that runs along Japan's Pacific coast. The government lifted a megaquake advisory the same day, around the Nankai Trough it issued after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

Japan megaquake alert ends

Japan megaquake alert ends

Japanese disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as a megaquake advisory around the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast officially ended at 5 p.m. The advisory was issued by the weather agency after a M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows the coastline of the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Coastline near Nankai Trough

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2024, shows Miyazaki Airport in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki, close to the Nankai Trough, which runs along the country's Pacific Coast. Japan's weather agency issued an advisory of an increased risk of a massive earthquake along the trench after a M7.1 temblor jolted the area the same day.