Japan estimates feared megaquake could cause $1.8 trln in damage, kill 300,000 people

Japan's mega-quake death toll estimated at about 300,000 in worst-case scenario

A government panel has revised its damage estimate for an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific coast.

Fears next monster earthquake could kill 300,000 people and trigger tsunami

Police officers search for the remains of people who went missing after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami (Picture: Getty) A disaster of unimaginable scale looms over Japan as its government is warning that the next ‘megaquake’ could kill as many as 300,000 people. Such a seismic monster – which could trigger a tsunami powerful enough to obliterate entire coastal regions off the Pacific coast – has been feared for a long time. Towering wave…

Horror toll of ‘megaquake’ revealed

Modelling has predicted a “megaquake” could kill almost 300,000 people and wipe $2.8 trillion from Japan’s economy, according to a doomsday announcement from its government.

Japan Warns Potential Megaquake Could Kill Nearly 300,000

A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released by the government.

Japan estimates damage from massive earthquake could reach $1.8 trillion in 30 years, killing 300,000 people

Japan warns ‘megaquake’ could kill 300,000 people

A new government report says Japan’s economy could lose as much as $1.81-trillion in the event of ‘big one’