Japan is still on alert due to the detection of a high intensity earthquake that could impact this Asian country, a natural disaster of a magnitude that has never been seen before and that could affect other countries in the world.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) broadcasted on Tuesday, August 13, a megaquake warning which stated that, though it is not certain that it could happen, there is a higher chance than usual that this earthquake occurs.

This is just a few days after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. They also recalled that the alert system had never issued a warning about this kind of risk since the earthquake registered in Japan in 2011, which left 19,000 people dead.

Japanese government experts also stated that there is a 70% chance that a megaquake hits the country in the next 30 years, a telluric movement that could affect most of the Japanese Pacific coast and threaten 300,000 people.

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Which countries could be affected by the Japan megaquake?

Surprising many, Japanese authorities said that Mexico is one of the countries that could be affected by this phenomenon, as it is part of the Ring of Fire that consists of countries with Pacific Ocean coasts such as:

-Chile
-Peru
-Colombia
-Mexico
-United States (West Coast)
-Australia
-Philippines
-Japan

Though seismic waves cannot really reach the American continent, the magnitude of this megaquake could cause the tide in the Pacific Ocean to change considerably creating the possibility of tsunamis.

Meanwhile, Mexican authorities have not issued any statements about this quake, though constant earthquake reports have been registered in the coastal states of the Pacific Ocean, such as Oaxaca and Guerrero, with a Richter scale magnitude of 5 or less.

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