Nankai Trough Megathrust: Subduction Geodynamics, Historic Cycles & Tsunami Forecasts

1. What is the Nankai Trough?

The Nankai Trough is a major 700-km undersea subduction trench off southwestern Japan where the Philippine Sea Plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate at 4-6 cm per year.

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