BIG ONE FEARS: First earthquake hits after researcher predicts MASSIVE tremor series
AN earthquake in Japan has sparked fears of the Big One after a researcher predicted a series of smaller tremors could lead to a number of MASSIVE ones.
By SEAN MARTI
Express.co.uk
Mon, May 16, 2016
Authorities have been urged to begin preparing disaster plans after today’s tremor in Tokyo.
The earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, is the latest in a number of quakes shaking Japan in the last month.
Just days ago a prominent scientist said all the tremors are linked and building up to a catastrophic earthquake.
Professor Kazuki Koketsu was commenting after 49 people were killed in Japan in a 6.5 magnitude quake on April 14 in Kumamoto, and a 7.3 magnitude one on April 16.
Professor Koketsu, of University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute, said: “The quake on the night of April 14 triggered the main quake in the Futagawa fault zone.
“We have to be aware that if active faults are connected with others, a series of major earthquakes could occur in areas [in Japan].”
Four tectonic plates overlap each other in Japan, which has led to 2,000 active fault lines. The spate of quakes recently proves they are live and kicking.
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