Japan's weather agency said Saturday that no unusual geological strains or movements have been observed in western Japan following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the country's southwest, which prompted the agency to issue its first-ever advisory on the increased risks of a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough.The findings came from three monitoring points in Kochi and Ehime prefectures, areas projected to be impacted by a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, which runs along the Pacific coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The focus of the M7.1 quake that rattled sout…READ FULL ARTICLE
