News Minimalist logo

Japan lifts megaquake advisory after no abnormalities detected

nbcnews.com — August 15, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC

Summary: Japan lifted its first-ever "megaquake" advisory on August 15, following a week of no abnormal seismic activity in the Nankai Trough region. The advisory was issued after a magnitude-7.1 quake on August 8 raised concerns about a potential megaquake, with a 70% to 80% chance of occurrence in the next 30 years. The government estimates a worst-case scenario could result in 323,000 fatalities and $1.50 trillion in damages.

Full article

Article metrics

The article metrics are deprecated.

I'm replacing the original 8-factor scoring system with a new and improved one. It doesn't use the original factors and gives much better significance scores.

Timeline:

  1. [5.5]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory amid public confusion (phys.org)
    35d 1h

    ScoresSource
  2. [4.9]
    Japan ends megaquake caution week, no immediate risk found (abcnews.go.com)
    35d 1h
    Source
  3. [4.5]
    Japan lifts megaquake warning; risks still remain (news.yahoo.com)
    35d 4h
    Source
  4. [4.3]
    Tsunami warning issued after 7.1-magnitude earthquake near Japan (livemint.com)
    35d 4h
    Source
  5. [4.1]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory after recent earthquake (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
    35d 6h
    Source
  6. [5.2]
    Japan issues megaquake advisory after recent powerful earthquake (abcnews.go.com)
    35d 8h

    ScoresSource
  7. [4.7]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory after recent earthquake (gazette.com)
    35d 8h
    Source
  8. [4.1]
    Japan to lift 'megaquake' warning today (hindustantimes.com)
    35d 9h
    Source
  9. [4.4]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory after recent earthquake (mercurynews.com)
    35d 17h
    Source
  10. [4.3]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory after recent earthquake (ocregister.com)
    35d 17h
    Source
  11. [3.2]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory after 7.1 quake (hollywoodlife.com)
    35d 17h
    Source
  12. [5.5]
    Japan issues megaquake advisory after recent 7.1 quake (The Associated Press)
    36d 8h

    ScoresSource
  13. [4.8]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory, raising public concerns (thestar.com)
    36d 9h
    Source
  14. [5.3]
    Japan issues first megaquake advisory, raising public concern (abcnews.go.com)
    36d 10h

    ScoresSource
  15. [3.7]
    Thousands cancel trips in Japan after megaquake alert (The Straits Times)
    36d 13h
    Source