The next Japan Megakoki is predicted to be worse than the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
On March 31, the Japanese government issued a report highlighting how devastating the impact of the next “Megakoki” is.
For more information, he said the country’s economic costs are in an area of $1.8 trillion (1.7 trillion euros).
When it comes to life losses, this is a 10% improvement, but it’s far from the goal of reducing deaths to around 80%. These were the numbers submitted by the government in its 2014 disaster prevention basic plan. To put this into perspective, the current report predicts that the number of evacuees will be around 12.3 million. To put it another way, it is about 10% of Japan’s current population.
This is because Japan lies along the surrounding seismic belt, more commonly known as the “Ring of Fire.” It is located along the outer edge of the Pacific Ocean, and is the site of over 80% of the world’s largest earthquakes, according to US geological surveys.
Has Japan ever had a 9.0 earthquake?
The last hit, “Megakoki,” was the Great East Japan earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011. This tremor really hit an incredible 9.0 magnitude, depending on its name, causing a tsunami and a nuclear accident that led to more than 19,000 deaths.
In this latest report, the Japanese government predicts further “megakoki” of similar size that could lead to up to 298,000 deaths in the Valley of Nanjing. This is a sea ditch outside the southern coastline of mainland Japan. Like “Megaquake” in 2011, they predict that the tsunami waves will be responsible for a significant number of estimated deaths. In fact, there are around 215,000 people.
However, this assumes an immediate evacuation level of 20%. If this increases to a 70% rate, the number of deaths could drop to around 94,000.
Will there be another earthquake in Japan?
As Nankai Trough earthquakes usually hit Japan every 100 to 150 years, experts estimate the possibility of more earthquakes occurring at 70 to 80% over the next 30 years. Official estimates show that in some regions, tsunamis above 98 feet can rise in the highest level of Japan’s earthquake intensity scale.
The report comes after the recent earthquake that hit Myanmar. At the size of 7.7, it caused the deaths of tens of thousands. In light of this and the harsh figures in the latest report, Japan’s Kyoda News has reported that the Japanese government will amend its current disaster prevention plan.
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