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50-60 Pct Chance of Huge Quake Predicted in Western Japan

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--Active faults in and around the Kinki western Japan region could trigger an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 or larger with a 50-60 pct probability within the next 30 years, a government panel said Friday. The probability stood at 30 pct for active faults in the northwestern part of the region, 40-60 pct for those in the central part called the Kinki triangle ...

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