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Originally Posted by RKitagawa
I know Japan has always been quite famous for its earthquakes.
But this thread got me thinking.
How serious is the earthquake situation there?
Basically I'm wondering: if I lived in Japan, should I really worry about them?
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Well, you don't need to be paranoid about them, but if you live here they will happen, maybe even a large and devastating one, so it is important to be prepared and to know what to do if there is one.
How serious is the situation? I'm not sure what you mean by that. Do you mean are there often large earthquakes which cause damage and loss of life? The answer is yes, on average once every couple of years there is quite a serious earthquake, most recently in Miyagi and Niigata prefectures. Small ones happen all the time.