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The whole world has recently seen heavy destruction of 7.7 magnitude earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand. People had not yet recovered from the shock that Japan issued a new warning and created a stir. According to a report by the country’s government agency, there is a possibility of ‘major earthquake’ in Japan in the near future. Due to which there will be huge destruction in the country. Millions of people can die in one stroke. There will be heavy tsunami in the sea and many cities can sink.
According to a report by the news agency AFP, the Japanese government has warned that if there is an earthquake of 9 magnitude, 1.3 million people will become homeless and about 300,000 people can lose their lives due to tsunami and collapsed buildings. If this happens, the Japanese economy may lose $ 2 trillion dollars (ie more than Rs 171 lakh crore). The new estimate is lower than the 2014 estimate, in which 323,000 people were predicted to death in the Nanakai trough.
Why does such a situation arise?
The Nanakai trough is 800 kilometers (500 mi) long gap, which extends from Shizuoka to the southern end of Kyshu to the west of Tokyo. This is the distance where the tectonic plate of the Philippine Sea is slowly drowning under the continental plate. Japan is dependent on this. Over time, these plates are closed and energy accumulates there, which later takes the form of a large earthquake.
What is the major earthquake?
The ‘Mahabhok’ is a very powerful earthquake, which usually is 8 or more, which can cause heavy destruction and even bring tsunamis. Let us tell you that in the last 1400 years, there have been big earthquakes every 100 to 200 years in Nanakai Basin. The most recent earthquake occurred in 1946.
Although the earthquake is still very difficult to predict, a government panel has estimated that there is 75–82 percent likely to occur in the next 30 years. In March 2011, Japan caused a 9 -intensity earthquake, killing about 18,500 people killed or missing.