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The earthquake [62]) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake [63] [64] that occurred 10:13 a.m. local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan. [63] Eleven deaths and at least 1,000 injuries have been reported, and 342 buildings were completely destroyed, mostly older wooden structures.
Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a 'Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information' advisory [23] that the probability of a megathrust earthquake along the Nankai Trough increased from a 0.1% per week to 1% chance [24] in what was the first advisory of its kind but clarified that it was not imminent.
The northeastern tip of the Noto Peninsula has been subject to an earthquake swarm for the last three years, with the largest earthquake being a M JMA 6.5 event that took place in May 2023. [13] The 1 January 2024 mainshock was the strongest to hit the peninsula since records began in 1885. [14]
Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week
A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned the citizens of Ishikawa that strong aftershocks could occur for at least a week. The mayor of Suzu, issuing an earthquake emergency advisory and evacuating multiple households, said that the city would not be needing the help of Japan Self-Defense Forces due to the quake. [27]
The study evaluated thousands of earthquakes on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, which is located about 190 miles northwest of Tokyo on the Sea of Japan. In 2021, after a heavy snow, the rate of ...