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Last August the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first megaquake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...

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Last August, the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first mega quake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...

This finding may also be useful for understanding the impact future earthquakes may have. A team of researchers from Tohoku University ... satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration ...