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On March 31, local time, Japan issued another major earthquake risk assessment: If the “Nankai Trough Earthquake” really occurs, it may cause the deaths of nearly 300,000 people.
On March 31, local time, the Japanese government released the latest loss estimates for the “Nankai Trough Earthquake”. The data shows that if the “Nankai Trough Earthquake” occurs, the maximum economic losses may exceed 292 trillion yen, a significant increase from the last estimate in 2013 (about 220 trillion yen). In addition, the estimated data released this time shows that if the “Nankai Trough Earthquake” occurs, it may cause up to 298,000 deaths.
Research has shown that huge earthquakes with the Pacific coast west of the East China Sea region of Japan as the epicenter have occurred repeatedly so far, the last one being in the mid-1940s. The Japan Meteorological Agency and earthquake-related experts believe that the Nankai Trough, from Shizuoka Prefecture to the southern Kyushu waters, is at risk of a major earthquake in the future, and they continue to pay attention to and evaluate relevant data.
