The Geospatial Survey Institute of Japan discovered through analysis of satellite observation data that the Takarajima observation site located south of Akuseki Island had moved 3.7 cm south-southeast compared to before this earthquake activity. Chairman Hirata Naoshi of the Earthquake Investigation Committee assessed the crustal changes as “extremely significant, and the amount of displacement is astonishing.” Experts say that the mass earthquake in the Togara Islands is unlikely to trigger a major earthquake in the South China Sea Trough. Meanwhile, Japanese experts predict that the probability of a major earthquake occurring in the South China Sea Trough within the next 30 years is as high as 80%.

The Geospatial Survey Institute of Japan discovered through analysis of satellite observation data that the Takarajima observation site located south of Akuseki Island had moved 3.7 cm south-southeast compared to before this earthquake activity. Chairman Hirata Naoshi of the Earthquake Investigation Committee assessed the crustal changes as “extremely significant, and the amount of displacement is astonishing.” Experts say that the mass earthquake in the Togara Islands is unlikely to trigger a major earthquake in the South China Sea Trough. Meanwhile, Japanese experts predict that the probability of a major earthquake occurring in the South China Sea Trough within the next 30 years is as high as 80%.