Japan continues after a strong earthquake... "In the event of a direct earthquake in the capital, 23,000 people are sacrificed"

▲ 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Japan

In the 10th year of the Great East Japan Earthquake, where more than 18,000 people died or disappeared, concerns are raised that there is a high possibility of a similarly powerful earthquake in Japan.

The Japanese archipelago is located on the border of four tectonic plates: the Pacific Plate, the Philippine Sea Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the North American Plate.

According to the latest study by the Japan Government Earthquake Investigation Committee, the probability of a 7.0-class earthquake occurring from the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost part of Honshu, Japan to the coast of Iwate Prefecture, is 90% or more within the next 30 years. Delivered.

During the same period, there was an 80% probability of an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 to 8.5 off the coast of Hokkaido's Nemuro.

In addition, the probability of a 7-scale earthquake occurring in the sea off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, and in the eastern sea of ​​Miyazaki Prefecture is 70 to 90%.

It is expected to be particularly damaging when a huge earthquake occurs along the Nankai Trench that extends from the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture to the coast of Shizuoka Prefecture in the Pacific Ocean.

The Earthquake Investigation Committee predicted that an earthquake with a scale of 8 to 9 in the area will occur with a probability of about 70 to 80% within the next 30 years.  

(Photo = Kyodo, Yonhap News)