Tsunami pressure building near Tokyo
The Japan Times. Nov. 14, 2005
LONDON (AP) Geological pressure is building near Tokyo of the type that can trigger an earthquake capable of unleashing an oceanwide tsunami, a British expert said Sunday, putting the odds of such an event occurring in the next 70 years at two to one.... likely would be caused by a submarine earthquake similar to the one that unleashed the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, said professor Bill McGuire, head of the Benfield Hazard Research Center at University College London.
Such an event could occur along any of a number of fault lines, he said, but noted that pressure is building near Tokyo....more...
