Monday, March 18, 2013

Nankai Quake Damage To Be Far Larger Than That In 2011 Quake

TOKYO (Kyodo)--A government panel estimates that a 9.0-magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan will cause about 220 trillion yen of damage, more than twice the entire budget of the government for fiscal 2013.

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