JAPAN’S DEADLIEST FAULT LINE SHIFTS, FRUSTRATING MEGAQUAKE FORECASTS
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A Japanese study has found that the locked zone in the Nankai Trough is not permanent but changes over time, further complicating the task of predicting megaquakes along the fault line. A locked zone is where tectonic plates merge, allowing stress to build up until it is released in an earthquake.
According to News - South China Morning Post, A Japanese study has found that the locked zone in the Nankai Trough is not permanent but changes over time, further complicating the task of predicting megaquakes along the fault line.
The available RSS description adds: A locked zone is where tectonic plates merge, allowing stress to build up until it is released in an earthquake.
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- News - South China Morning Post: A Japanese study has found that the locked zone in the Nankai Trough is not permanent but changes over time, further complicating the task of predicting megaquakes along the fault line.
- News - South China Morning Post: A locked zone is where tectonic plates merge, allowing stress to build up until it is released in an earthquake.
- News - South China Morning Post: In the case of the 900km (560-mile) long Nankai Trough off Japan’s Pacific coast, it is where the Philippine plate meets the Eurasian plate.
- News - South China Morning Post: The Philippine plate is slipping under the Eurasian plate at...
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STORY TIMELINE
- 23/07/2026, 08:46 PRIMARY FEED JAPAN’S DEADLIEST FAULT LINE SHIFTS, FRUSTRATING MEGAQUAKE FORECASTS (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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