7.1 Earthquake in Japan

Re:7.1 Earthquake in Japan by 41d on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @04:51AM (#49081163)

I hope everyone is safe in Kumamoto. In my area, we have been repeatedly warned that a major earthquake called the Nankai Trough is likely to occur in the last few years or decades, so I am very scared of big earthquakes happening in other areas as well.

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Re:7.1 Earthquake in Japan by decimalenough on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @06:58AM (#49082069)

To be a bit more precise, the Nankai ("South Sea") Trough is a tectonic subduction zone to the south of Japan, roughly the entire length from Izu to Kyushu:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankai_Trough

And Nankai megathrust earthquakes are those caused by plate movement there:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankai_megathrust_earthquakes

Statistically major earthquakes occur here every 90-200 years, and the last was in 1946.

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Re:7.1 Earthquake in Japan by koito17 on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @11:24AM (#49085334)

I've heard there's been a lot of redevelopment in Nagoya, in preparation for a possible future earthquake from the Nankai Trough.

Exactly one month ago, there was almost consecutive daily earthquakes in Kantō region. Always a good reminder the whole country lies on seismically active fault lines.

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