A “megaquake” and the resulting tsunami could cause 298,000 deaths in Japan and damages worth up to $2 trillion, according to a new government estimate quoted by AFP on Monday.The updated figures revise a 2014 estimate that assessed the potential impact of a massive earthquake along the Nankai Trough,

Tsunami warning issued after strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pacific island country of Tonga

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A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little more than 100,000 people.

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A disaster of unimaginable scale looms over Japan as its government is warning that the next ‘megaquake’ could kill as many as 300,000 people. Such a seismic monster – which could trigger a tsunami powerful enough to obliterate entire coastal regions off the Pacific coast – has been feared for a long time.

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little more than 100,000 people.