Japan earthquake risk: MAGNITUDE 8 earthquake predicted to strike RING OF FIRE near Japan A MAGNITUDE 8 or 7 earthquake will likely hit Japan along the so-called Ring of Fire in the next 30 years, Japanese geologists have warned. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:10 Weeks, 10 Hurricanes, and a 124-Year-Old Record Is MatchedScienceTake: How Kangaroo Rats Escape RattlesnakesIn Rat vs. Snake, an Unlikely VictorCalifornia Winds Are Fueling Fires. It May Be Getting Worse.Michel Jouvet, Who Unlocked REM Sleep’s Secrets, Dies at 91Seychelles Reports a Case of Plague